Smooth Newt - early metamorphs?

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early metamorphs?

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Category: Herpetofauna Native to the UK
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Topic: early metamorphs?

Posted By: tim hamlett
Subject: early metamorphs?
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 5:58pm

after a successful day of grass snaking yesterday my kids spent this afternoon searching for amphibians in the garden. they found quite a few terrestrial newts including three efts that could easily be this years metamorphs. is this early?

cheers

tim

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Posted By: GemmaJF
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 11:33pm

It's not outside the established range but definitely at the early end for our small newt species, so for sure they could be this years.

Posted By: dave fixx
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 11:46pm

I have some of last years just leaving now Tim but they bred later last year and the water in the pond isnt exposed to much sunlight.

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Dave Williams
davewilliamsphotography.co.uk

Posted By: tim hamlett
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 6:21pm

cheers folks

tim