Can anyone ID this please! (1 Viewer)

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Frosty

Member

• May 3, 2004

• #1

I popped out to my garden shed last night, it was quite late and by the light of my mobile phone spotted this! I apologise for the focus but it was pitch black! I would estimate its length to be 6-8 inch (15-20cm).

It was very slow moving, but appeared by its shape and size to be preganent. Thanks for any assistance.

Cheers

Gary

 

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jpoyner

Well-known member

• May 3, 2004

• #2

Probably a Marlboro light..............I think the other thing might be a newt???

JP

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• May 3, 2004

• #3

I'm sure it's a newt of some sort, but I wouldn't go further than that. Hopefully someone here will know.

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• May 4, 2004

• #4

It looks like a terrestial phase female Triturus cristatus.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• May 4, 2004

• #5

Warning!

Note that the object beside the newt in pic #3 is deadly poisonous

Michael

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• May 4, 2004

• #6

Note that the object beside the newt in pic #3 is deadly poisonous

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err.....yers?

 

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Frosty

Member

• May 4, 2004

• #7

I dunno, I thought this was a serious forum!!

Oh and by the way its not a Marlboro Light!

I would be really interested to know what species it is, even if it means somebody directing me to a more appropriate forum!

Cheers

 

esmondb

The fool that MrT doesn't pity

• May 4, 2004

• #8

Frosty said:

I dunno, I thought this was a serious forum!!

Oh and by the way its not a Marlboro Light!

I would be really interested to know what species it is, even if it means somebody directing me to a more appropriate forum!

Cheers

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As stated by Cuckooroller - triturus cristatus (great crested newt) would be my guess too.

have a look here: http://www.darkwave.org.uk/~caleb/tricri.html

 

cuckooroller

Registered User

• May 4, 2004

• #9

Frosty said:

I dunno, I thought this was a serious forum!!

Oh and by the way its not a Marlboro Light!

I would be really interested to know what species it is, even if it means somebody directing me to a more appropriate forum!

Cheers

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Hi Frosty,

I think my ID is right. Waiting for a confirmation from someone else. There are not too many Salamander species in UK and most from Triturus. The speckledness of this one would seem to indicate a female terrestrial phase T cristatus.

This is a serious forum but space must be given for light-hearted remarks lest it becomes too much like work. After all, to field some of these questions for others we must dedicate time and I hope that your remark was in jest.

 

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Frosty

Member

• May 4, 2004

• #10

oops, my remark was in jest - thanks for all of your comments