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Hi all,

Was out by a local pond where i know there are palmates, but this guy looked different to me - a much greyer colour and larger too.
Anyone ID?

Thanks!

Andrew
 

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Hi
This is definitely a female of the Lissotriton genus, maybe Lissotriton vulgaris since you said it was bigger. If you want to know, Smooth Newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) will have a spotted throat whilst Palmates (Lissotriton helveticus) will have pink and/or completely spotless ones.
 
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It looks like a female L. vulgaris, although it could just be a large Palmate, they're sometimes difficult to tell apart from a picture.
 
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