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So I picked these little guys up and was told that the were leuthisic T.carnifex and was wondering do you agree and if not any ideas what they are

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They look like Ommatotriton or Lissotriton to me. Certainly not Triturus.
 
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They look like Ommatotriton or Lissotriton to me. Certainly not Triturus.

Yep, certainly not Triturus. My guess is Ommatotriton, going by the plain orange belly.
 
Yea looked at some pics and I'm pretty sure there Ommatotriton ophryticus thanks for the help :D


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My first thought was that its a juvenile Ommatriton ophryticus, but i could be wrong.
 
Wow, definitely not Triturus. The white blotches on the head definitely look like Ommatotriton which is quite a surprise as they are incredibly rare (dare I say Non-existent?)in the hobby in North America. Lissotriton is another (more likely?) possibility but I've never seen juveniles have that coloration on the head. Whatever they are I am incredibly jealous.
 
Wow, definitely not Triturus. The white blotches on the head definitely look like Ommatotriton which is quite a surprise as they are incredibly rare (dare I say Non-existent?)in the hobby in North America. Lissotriton is another (more likely?) possibility but I've never seen juveniles have that coloration on the head. Whatever they are I am incredibly jealous.

There is a recent-ish thread somewhere on here with a link to a Turkish 'breeder' selling Ommatotriton as Triturus, I will see if I can find it.
 
I know that these guys came from Amsterdam but I'm not sure where they were originally bred


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Ommatotriton. You can tell from the 2 lighter color areas on the head.
 
Doomus, did the "breeder" you got these from have more available?
 
I first saw them at a expo last week and a local shop ended up buying a bunch of them and that's how I acquired them and yeah they have a bunch more...Dutch dragon imports was from who they came from but where they got them I'm not sure


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