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Triturus (Ommatotriton) vittatus ophryticus

juraj

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I finally got a chance to take photos of these creatures in breeding time.
Here they are:
 

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Hey Juraj,

Nice animals! I noticed the female has a bit of a scrape on the side of her head and the male may have the same on his foreleg. Is that the result of mating encounters? I have a male with a similar mark behind his left shoulder which I'm watching cautiously...
 

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Coen: it`s going well there are already some eggs.
Brian: that`s not a scrap though it looks like that but mating encounters are really tempestuous. See male`s crest.
Justin: I`ve got them only a few days.
 

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Wow, I havent seen newts like that before. They look wierd but in an awesome way. Great pics!
 
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