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alpine newt

Triturus alpestris

Description:

Beautiful male during the mating season and less colourful female on the third photo.

Habitat:

Forest puddle

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22 Comments

EvaV
EvaV 9 years ago

Thank you!

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Congratulations on your SOTD!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Excellent spotting EvaV! Congratulations!!

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 9 years ago

congrats!

EvaV
EvaV 9 years ago

Thank you!

1177371
1177371 9 years ago

congratulations on the new catch and eva is a very nice name

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Congratulations Eva ! these little beauties deserve it and so do you for your photography-well done !!

EvaV
EvaV 9 years ago

Thanks!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Awesome shot!

srimanta
srimanta 9 years ago

excellent...

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Congrats on your SOTD!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Great spotting EvaV! Congratulations.

Congratulations Eva !

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Great find Eva....and congrats...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Congratulations Eva ! A cool SOTD.

Yasser
Yasser 9 years ago

Eva, welcome to the Project Noah community and congratulations on earning your very first Spotting of the Day with this wonderfully colorful newt! Thank you for sharing the natural wonders of Slovenia with us and we hope to see many more spottings from you over the coming months and years! Congrats again!

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doreen.chambers.14
doreen.chambers.14 9 years ago

Very cute!

awesome capture Eva,very cool,congrats and thanks for sharing

EvaV
EvaV 9 years ago

It really is a beautiful newt! It is one of the most colourful amphibians in Slovenia.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

What colours ! Thanks for sharing this EvaV.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Fabulous little animal.

arlanda
arlanda 9 years ago

Impressive!

EvaV
Spotted by
EvaV

Slovenia

Spotted on Apr 30, 2013
Submitted on Jan 12, 2015

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