Green crested newt?

[fintan]

has any one ever heard of a green crested newt? because i have just got one!

they are black,orange strip from head to tail one a red belly.
any one ever had one?

 

[ryan]

Most everyone here calls them Marbled or Pygmy Marbled (2 species) Newts. Lots of people have them on this forum, not me though. If you need care instructions check this: http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Triturus/T_marmoratus.shtml. That is what you have right?

 

[fintan]

also i was going to get a axolt but i dunno how to look after them so some tips on axlots care would be good!

 

[ryan]

Oh check these for axolotls: http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Ambystoma/A_mexicanum.shtml and http://www.axolotl.org/. Good luck with both species!

 

[fintan]

no thats not it! its black
and about the size of a smooth newt

 

[rodrigo]

What you have is probably a juvenile crested newt of some kind... If who sold it to you invented the name "green crested newt" it´s probably a Triturus carnifex....since adult males usually have some greenish look.
Anyway i recommend you make some research and find out about the real species it is....because green crested newt is just something someone invented.

 

[david]

I was going to say, marbled newts don't have red bellies

 

[ryan]

I overlooked the red belly part