We saw these salamanders in Germany, there are many pictures of salamanders on the internet but I couldn’t recognize them.
They lay in a pool of water in tractor tire tracks in a pine forest.
Asker: Lieneke, 54 years old
Answer
This is the alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) which is also a fairly common salamander with us. They look ordinary in murky water, but they have a beautiful slate gray color with a yellow-black center stripe at the top and a spectacular orange belly.
Answered by
Dr Rudy Jocque
Arachnology Zoology Biodiversity
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Leuvensesteenweg 13 3080Tervuren
http://www.africamuseum.be
Leuvensesteenweg 13 3080Tervuren
http://www.africamuseum.be
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