What is this amphibian from South Wales??
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Topic: What is this amphibian from South Wales??
Posted By: administrator
Subject: What is this amphibian from South Wales??
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2005 at 3:50pm
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Matt Harris has sent this piccy for posting, "This creature found in South Wales, said to emerge on wet nights, and there's been more than one of them.
Looks like a partial albino smooth newt to me - what do you think? I'll try to get more photo's if it's seen again.
Matt"
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Posted By: djp_phillips
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2006 at 2:59pm
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weird... I'll need a better photo. ------------- Reptiles & Amphibians of France: http://www.herpfrance.com - www.herpfrance.com European Field Herping Community: http://www.euroherp.com - www.euroherp.com |
Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2006 at 9:46am
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Yeah, do you have a higher quality photo? ------------- Dan www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com |
Posted By: djp_phillips
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2006 at 10:40am
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looks like a dead slug with legs!
I've never see anything like it ------------- Reptiles & Amphibians of France: http://www.herpfrance.com - www.herpfrance.com European Field Herping Community: http://www.euroherp.com - www.euroherp.com |
Posted By: Dan Kane
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2006 at 3:25pm
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It's head looks so flat in that photo, and it's body so fat... ------------- Dan www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com |
Posted By: djp_phillips
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2006 at 4:46pm
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this photo reminds me of when a water snake regergetats it fish like this
one:  ------------- Reptiles & Amphibians of France: http://www.herpfrance.com - www.herpfrance.com European Field Herping Community: http://www.euroherp.com - www.euroherp.com |
Posted By: paulj
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2006 at 5:48am
| bad pic, id defo say it was a kind of salamander personally :/ |
Posted By: Morpheus
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 5:17am
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Was it dead?
also how big was it? it defiantly looks like its been regergatated 
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