Northern crested newt

Triturus cristatus
True salamanders (Salamandridae)

Land stage.
Northern crested newton RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Dark brown salamander with warted skin, white speckled cheeks, yellow black marked belly with a blue-grey tail and flanks. The ♂ develops a crest on its back and tail while in the water period. The ♀ is somewhat larger.

Chooses deeper water with vegetation.  After breeding it returns to the land stage up to hibernation, mostly below rocks or vegetation, sometimes with others.  

⇔ l. 15-18 cm of which almost half is tail.

syn. Great crested newt, warty newt

Largest water salamander of Europe.

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