Sangahyando
Well-known member
Hi all,
I've found this frog in the northern Neckar valley, hopping across a lane at night. At the time I was aware it was a frog, it was unfortunately already in the meadow.
I'm stumped since it kind of looks like a Common Frog, but also has a dorsal stripe which the species usually lacks, according to wikipedia. It was mid-sized as far as European frog species go.
The newt is an individual I've encountered in the northern Black Forest at 900 m ASL, in a small, muddy, but densely populated roadside pool (probably the result of recent rainfall) together with a lot of small black objects that must've been either tadpoles or water beetles, and other newts. The track the pool was located next to is a footpath leading to a locally well-known raised bog reserve. The surrounding forest mostly consists of spruce and fir, with some interspersed meadows etc.
I've narrowed down the choice to either Palmate Newt (allegedly more common than Common at these hights), or Smooth (Common) Newt, due to colouration. It was relatively small, IIRC shorter than 10 cm.
Some of the other newts it was with showed a blackish back and a orangey or yellow underside. They were relatively small as well (at most, the same size) and at the other side of the pond, and I couldn't get a picture of them. They didn't have conspicuous crests either.
All images are cropped.
Feedback would be very welcome. Any suggestions?
- Andy
I've found this frog in the northern Neckar valley, hopping across a lane at night. At the time I was aware it was a frog, it was unfortunately already in the meadow.
I'm stumped since it kind of looks like a Common Frog, but also has a dorsal stripe which the species usually lacks, according to wikipedia. It was mid-sized as far as European frog species go.
The newt is an individual I've encountered in the northern Black Forest at 900 m ASL, in a small, muddy, but densely populated roadside pool (probably the result of recent rainfall) together with a lot of small black objects that must've been either tadpoles or water beetles, and other newts. The track the pool was located next to is a footpath leading to a locally well-known raised bog reserve. The surrounding forest mostly consists of spruce and fir, with some interspersed meadows etc.
I've narrowed down the choice to either Palmate Newt (allegedly more common than Common at these hights), or Smooth (Common) Newt, due to colouration. It was relatively small, IIRC shorter than 10 cm.
Some of the other newts it was with showed a blackish back and a orangey or yellow underside. They were relatively small as well (at most, the same size) and at the other side of the pond, and I couldn't get a picture of them. They didn't have conspicuous crests either.
All images are cropped.
Feedback would be very welcome. Any suggestions?
- Andy