Azhael
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A breeding population of Ommatotriton ophryticus has been found in Catalonia. So far, 24 adults (17 males, 7 females) have been found. After being taken into quarantine in captivity, the females produced eggs, so everything points to the species already reproducing in the wild.
The article is in catalonian, which i don´t understand completely, but that´s about the yeast of it.
Ingressen al CRARC els tritons exòtics trobats a la Serra de Busa (Solsonès)
Given the adaptations of the species to mediterranean climate, i´m shaking with fear...People report great success with this species when kept outdoors in a series of different climates, i can only think that the mediterranean climate in eastern spain must be heaven for these guys....
I don´t know what kind of gigantic idiot thought releasing this species into the wild was a good idea, but i´d sure like to give him/her a piece of my mind...
So there you have it...another case of introduction with caudates....C.pyrrhogaster, P.granulosus, C.orientalis, T.carnifex...and now phryticus...the list keeps growing. I´m utterly astonished that in this day and age, these things keep happening....it certainly doesn´t strengthen my faith in humanity..If i ever have kids i´m going to educate the hell out of them.
The article is in catalonian, which i don´t understand completely, but that´s about the yeast of it.
Ingressen al CRARC els tritons exòtics trobats a la Serra de Busa (Solsonès)
Given the adaptations of the species to mediterranean climate, i´m shaking with fear...People report great success with this species when kept outdoors in a series of different climates, i can only think that the mediterranean climate in eastern spain must be heaven for these guys....
I don´t know what kind of gigantic idiot thought releasing this species into the wild was a good idea, but i´d sure like to give him/her a piece of my mind...
So there you have it...another case of introduction with caudates....C.pyrrhogaster, P.granulosus, C.orientalis, T.carnifex...and now phryticus...the list keeps growing. I´m utterly astonished that in this day and age, these things keep happening....it certainly doesn´t strengthen my faith in humanity..If i ever have kids i´m going to educate the hell out of them.