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Lissotriton boscai
Bosca's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the Salamandridae family. It is a small species, measuring about 9.9 - 10.8 cm in total length
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is found in Portugal and western Spain.
spotted in my backyard
Spotted on Jan 27, 2014
Submitted on Feb 11, 2014
9 Comments
Thanks Juan
Very cool!
Thanks Mark for you nice words,the "secrect" is rain,mosty :-) thing that lack in your area:-(imagine that all of these guys lived in our backyard,in the edge of a medium city(300.000hab),we lived in a weet meadow,even in hotest summers grass is weet in the morning,they are our "wildpets" :-)
Fantastic anmials Antonio. I have never seen one - none here :( Thanks.
Thanks J,this year ,is the salamander year,so i will post many salamanders and newts spottings to celebrate
Gorgeous find, Antònio! What a cute newt!
It gives it character ;)
Thanks Ashley i have almost every growd backyard spottings with dog and cat hair,some times it ruin the photo :-)
I love the first photo! And is that dog/cat hair that's on the ground and stuck to him? hahahahahaha I love it