Lissotriton vulgaris podcast

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It's a warm afternoon in May, in fact, one of the first warm days since Winter. In the last 24 hours, the water temperature in a weed-choked pond has risen sharply. Among the weeds at the surface of the pond, smooth newts (Lissotriton (formerly Triturus) vulgaris) are courting and spawning:
http://frogroom-podcast.blogspot.com/
 
Yep Lissotriton vulgaris, someone else get the subspecies. Whatever they are they are beauties!
 
How often does this species show up in the American herpetoculture?
 
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