P. waltl mating ball

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I only heard of Tarichas doing this!
 

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Wonder if this ever occurs in nature.

Poor girl! Its amazing how much variation your group shows, Pleurodeles are actually quite attractive newts in some phases. How big are they?
 
They're about 6 inches, maybe, and their tails are wide. Yes, they vary in color. They are like beautiful granite.

If people are interested, I have six, and they have three different (US) sources.
 
Well, looks like at least three are males!

A lot of waltl have been imported lately. Good that the gene pool even in the US is going to be fairly large. Here's hoping you get lots of eggs!
 
fishkeeper said:
Wonder if this ever occurs in nature.
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I have a photography book about frogs, and it showed a female toad with four or five males surrounding it like that. It said often they drown while the males are fighting over it.
 
This mating balls are relatively common in manny amphibian species.... and last week I found a mating ball with two different species mixed together : Bufo calamit in the middle and Pelobates cultripes around them.
 
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I was asking specifically in regards to Pleurodeles waltl.
 
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