Lovely little creature

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   Please could someone ID this lovely little amphibian. I have trawled the internet and my books to no avail. It is about 5cm long and was seen near a small pond in central Somerset today (1 Sept 2013). I would love to know exactly what it is.  

Edited by shalyndaw - 01 Sep 2013 at 7:36pm

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shalyndaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 01 Sep 2013 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote shalyndaw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Lovely little creature Posted: 01 Sep 2013 at 7:31pm
	Please could someone ID this lovely little amphibian. I have trawled the internet and my books to no avail. It is about 5cm long and was seen near a small pond in central Somerset today (1 Sept 2013). I would love to know exactly what it is. Edited by shalyndaw - 01 Sep 2013 at 7:36pm

Paul Ford Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 196	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paul Ford Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:32am
	Is that a Marbled Newt...?

shalyndaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 01 Sep 2013 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote shalyndaw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:38am
	I did wonder about that Paul, however all the pictures I found showed them to be black and green. Could it be a juvenile perhaps? Here is another picture of it.

Matt Harris Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 233	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Harris Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 11:58am
	I would have said palmate newt. I thought marbleds were green when they metamorphosed.
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Mark_b Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark_b Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 12:18pm
	Yea I would say palmate. This is a juvenile alpine from North Wales.


shalyndaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 01 Sep 2013 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote shalyndaw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 12:54pm
	Thank you very much gentlemen, that's brilliant.

will Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote will Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 2:44pm
	young palmate newt, typically more interestingly patterned that smooth newt metamorphs. Nice animal!