the online meeting place for all who love our amphibians and reptiles
Home Page Live Forums Archived Forums Site Search Identify Record Donate Projects Links
Forum Home Forum Home > General > UK Reptiles and Amphibians
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Newt Id Help
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Newt Id Help

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
racuelle View Drop Down
New Member
New Member


Joined: 30 Oct 2014
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 4
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote racuelle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Newt Id Help
    Posted: 30 Oct 2014 at 11:26pm
Hi,

I found this newt recently and first impression was a smooth newt (approx 8-9cm), but close up it had some features of a great crested - dark coloured, slightly warty skin (not very smooth), speckled along side of head and body, orangle/yellow stripe at base of tail, slightly bulky look to it etc but no speckling on throat more like palmate.

Any thoughts thanks?
Back to Top
Caleb View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member


Joined: 11 Apr 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 660
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Caleb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 9:19am
Looks like a female palmate newt to me. No spotting on the throat, and it's possible there's a glimpse of a white foot tubercule on the second photo. 8-9 cm is pretty much as big as palmates get.

They do look very slightly warty (and darker) when they're on land. She'll be bulky because she's developing eggs for next year's breeding.
Back to Top
racuelle View Drop Down
New Member
New Member


Joined: 30 Oct 2014
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 4
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote racuelle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 1:36pm
Thank Caleb, my gut instinct was that it wasn't a GCN but then you start to question yourself.

Back to Top
S10 WRM View Drop Down
Member
Member
Avatar

Joined: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Droitwich Spa
Status: Offline
Points: 17
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote S10 WRM Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Oct 2014 at 10:10pm
I'm with Caleb on this one, female palmate most likely. No way it's a gcn, entirely the wrong shape, size and colour.
 
Have a look at http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/identification.asp for comparison.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 11.06
Copyright ©2001-2016 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.094 seconds.