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Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) Formerly (Triturus Helveticus) Controlled Environment. Male & Female. Lancashire, UK
Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) Formerly (Triturus Helveticus) Controlled Environment. Male & Female. The male is the newt at the top of the image, and is in breading colours with noticeable webbed feet, the end of his tail has a thin filament as well. The male has a small crest running down the middle of his back during the breeding season but harder to see in this image. The female is not so heavily marked, lighter in colour, and without the filament at the end of the tail and very similar to the smooth newt females. The palmate newt is the smallest British amphibian. Palmate newts are very similar in general habits and behaviour to smooth newts. They are crepuscular, with activity peaking at dusk and dawn. This secretive newt spends most of the day in thick aquatic vegetation, coming out into open water only after dark Sale or commercial exchange of palmate newts is prohibited in Britain by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
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