smooth newt
common newt
lissotriton vulgaris latin

Smooth newts take around three years to become sexually mature, on average living for six years.

Smooth newts have paddle-like tails for increased swimming speeds.

A pond provides a breeding site for frogs, toads and Smooth Newts.

A small pond has a clump of yellow iris, and common frogs and smooth newts.

Adult smooth newts emerge from hibernation on land from late February to May, and head to fresh water to breed.

'Newt fencing advice for UK consumers and resource for advice about GCN and smooth newts on development sites'.

Large numbers of creatures are attracted by the pond, such as; toads, Moorhens, Smooth Newts, Swan Mussels plus varieties of damselfly and dragonfly.

During the breeding season, male smooth newts develop a continuous wavy (rather than jagged) crest that runs from their heads to their tails, and their spotted markings become more apparent.

The survey will be relying on members of the public noting down sightings of animals like slow worms, smooth newts and common frogs and sending the information via the post of internet.

Wildlife to be seen here includes mute swan, skylark, lapwing, short-eared owl and brown hare; roe deer, water voles, dragonflies, frogs, toads and smooth newts are also present.

In the middle of the meadow there is a pond whose margins consist predominantly of reedmace, the pond supports a diverse array of wildlife including common frogs, toads and smooth newts.

Outside the breeding season, male and female smooth newts are hard to distinguish - both sexes are of similar size (roughly 10 cm head-to-tail length), and a similar pale brown to yellow colouration.

Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)

The smooth newt, also known as the common newt (Lissotriton vulgaris; formerly Triturus vulgaris) is the most common newt species of the Lissotriton genus of amphibians.

The salamanders are Salamandrina perspicillata, Triturus carnifex, Lissotriton italicus and Lissotriton vulgaris; the frogs are Bufo bufo, Bufo viridis, Hyla intermedia and Rana italica.

Other amphibian species to travel in space include the newt species Lissotriton vulgaris and Cynops pyrrhogaster, and the African clawed frog, the Japanese tree frog, Rana pipiens, Rana catesbeiana, and Rana temporaria.