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female Palmate newt, Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Female Palmate newt, (Lissotriton helveticus), Dams to Darnley Country Park. Taken on a Froglife pond construction work party. The Palmate newt does not have spots on its throat, as can be seen here, whereas the Smooth newt, with which it could be confused, does have spots on its throat.
27 April 2011
Smooth newts, Warburg nature reserve, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Male Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) chasing a female at Warburg, a Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) nature reserve
20 April 2019
Palmate Newt, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) seen in a driveway of a house in Kelvindale, Glasgow. This is a male, as can be seen from the palmate (slightly webbed) rear feet.
13 September 2016
Palmate Newt, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Underside of Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) seen in a driveway of a house in Kelvindale, Glasgow. This is a male, as can be seen from the palmate (slightly webbed) rear feet. In the case of a female, the palmate feature is absent, so looking at the plain pink or yellow throat of a Palmate Newt distinguishes it from a Smooth Newt, the throat of which is spotted.
13 September 2016
Palmate Newt, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) seen in a driveway of a house in Kelvindale, Glasgow
13 September 2016
Smooth newts, Warburg nature reserve, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Two male Smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) chasing a female at Warburg, a Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) nature reserve
20 April 2019
Smooth newt, Gartcosh
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North Lanarkshire
Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris), Gartcosh Local Nature Reserve, North Lanarkshire. Taken during a newt identification course with Froglife in 2013. The underside of a newt is often key to the identification of the species, the spots on the throat being indicative of a Smooth newt.
03 April 2013
Palmate newt, Gartcosh
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North Lanarkshire
Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus), Gartcosh Local Nature Reserve, North Lanarkshire. Taken during newt identification course with Froglife in 2013. This is a male, which in breeding condition can be distinguished from a Smooth newt by having a thin filament on the end of its tail, and webbing on its rear feet.
03 April 2013
Palmate newt, Gartcosh
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North Lanarkshire
Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus), Gartcosh Local Nature Reserve, North Lanarkshire. Taken during newt identification course with Froglife in 2013. Note the webbing on its rear feet, which marks it out as a male Palmate newt.
03 April 2013
Hen harrier, Burgar Hill
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Orkney - Evie
Female Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) flying over Burgar Hill, Orkney
