tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post3451248171852196188..comments2024-03-15T05:42:30.304+00:00Comments on Transition Norwich Blog: Wild In The Summer Garden - Reptiles (and Amphibians?)Jon Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262576893677134833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-9138593303825894812010-07-04T12:17:22.317+01:002010-07-04T12:17:22.317+01:00Thank you everyone! So Common Newt it is amongst t...Thank you everyone! So Common Newt it is amongst the pots. There's no pond in the immediate vicinity, but it's certainly damp and dark in there. I checked the other photos I took and can you believe the toes were hidden in all of them.<br /><br />All the best,<br />MarkMark Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225616694537327344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-61122190403738916742010-07-04T11:28:59.672+01:002010-07-04T11:28:59.672+01:00Hello Mark - to confirm what Jane and Erik have sa...Hello Mark - to confirm what Jane and Erik have said I believe that it is a Common Newt in terrestrial form - see http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/smooth_newt.htm<br /><br />Newts do change their appearance a lot when they leave the water. What I'm not sure is whether it is one of this year's new born or is a one year old. I think it is a bit early for this year's newts to be leaving their ponds but it looks a bit small for a one year old. Newts like a damp, shady corner with a pile of old bricks to crawl under.<br /><br />I've always envied newts as they swim lazily around in the pond on a warm day - not sure that I fancy their diet though!<br />JohnJohn Heaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173736155065440503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-88912654957286261582010-07-02T18:38:14.268+01:002010-07-02T18:38:14.268+01:00Hi Mark
Super post! I think it's a newt. We ha...Hi Mark<br />Super post! I think it's a newt. We had newts and lizards when we lived in the Waveney Valley. The lizards lived under the stairs, between the pamments on the sandy floor (no damp proof course); they liked to be dry. The newts spent a lot of their time in a biggish pond on the edge of a field. They were much chunkier than the lizards. We never had any snakes though...<br />Best wishes - JaneJane Chittendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586939168580672849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-11997298021355426412010-07-02T18:11:13.351+01:002010-07-02T18:11:13.351+01:00Hi Mark,
Since John is on holidays, let me give y...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Since John is on holidays, let me give you a partial answer, because I did learn a little bit since December, and now know that lizards have five toes, and salamanders, including newts mostly have four toes on their front legs and five toes on their hind legs.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Erik.Erik Buitenhuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594194549895053653noreply@blogger.com