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The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long. Its back and sides are dark brown, while the belly is yellow to orange with dark ...
English: Courtship of northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus), also known as the great crested newt or warty newt.Filmed in Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Original description: Saw lots of great crested newts today after a poor days rockpooling at Dover (not quite as clear as Cornwall!) I placed the camera in the water and left it and to my surprise the newts came right up to it to ...
Salamanders and newts Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — has bred at least once [citation needed] Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) (naturalised) [1] Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) [2] Toads Midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) (naturalised) [3] Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) — was naturalised but current status ...
The crested newts are believed to have originated in the Balkans [26] and radiated in a brief time interval between 11.5 and 8 mya: First, the Balkan–Asian group (the Anatolian, Balkan and southern crested newt) branched off from the other crested newts, probably in a vicariance event caused by the separation of the Balkan and Anatolian land ...
This site has woodland, lakes, ponds, grassland and an orchard. The lakes and ponds have water voles and great crested newts, and birds include skylarks and corn buntings. [52] [53] Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits [54] 11 hectares (27 acres) Cambridge
The orange-bellied amphibians breed in ponds during spring and can live for up to 15 years.
Researchers describe the new species as having "large" eyes and "v"-shaped teeth, according to a new peer-reviewed study
The ponds and ditches provide habitat for breeding populations of great crested newt, which is a European protected species. Yellowhammer birds, a species on the UK red list of Birds of Conservation Concern, can be seen and heard in the bushes and hedgerows around the scrubland within the reserve.