Crested newt eggs...again!

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This would be the second batch this year and comes just as the males are cresting. Well, true be told, I'm just assuming these are Triturus eggs because they share a large tank with some Cynops pyrrhogaster of various races.

They're much greener than I seem to recall:

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Here is another egg in the same tank, which I'm assuming is that of a C.p due to its dark color:

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Would anybody disagree with this assumption? It's not only the new eggs that are green but also the larvae inside more developed eggs. Here are a couple pics of some more eggs found today that are at different stages of development:

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Pics from the last time they laid eggs are at:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/2336.html?1044814252

I regret to say I failed to successfully raise the larvae at that time. Also, I didn't have a decent camera then, so it's a bit hard to see the eggs to compare them with the latest batch.
 
Here's a pic of one of my two males:

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Hi Tim
I consider that your t.cristatus are t.karelinii. And I would say that are Ukrainian t.karelinii for their characteristic colorations and structure.
Well, it is nice to discover new specie in your aquariums, isn’t it?
Best wishes
 
Based on the color, yes, I'd say the white/greenish ones are Triturus.
 
I would say in my scientific opinion, that those green eggs and larvae are due to radioactivity. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... stop taking your baby newts/sals on field trips to the nuclear power plant!
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And just so everyone knows, I'm kidding guys. Don't write me posts saying that I'm an idiot.
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