David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
___________________________________________________Amphibians
8 - Great-crested Newts
GREAT-CRESTED
NEWT Triturus cristatus
GREAT-CRESTED
NEWT Triturus cristatus
GREAT-CRESTED
NEWT Triturus cristatus
GREAT-CRESTED
NEWT Triturus cristatus
GREAT-CRESTED
NEWT Triturus cristatus
- These
photographs illustrate terrestrial phase Great-crested Newts Triturus cristatus.
The white flash on the tail is a signalling device
used by males to attract the attention of females during the breeding
season and the eponymous crest is most obvious in the first picture. This
rare species is protected under Section 16 (3) (a) of the Wildlife &
Countryside Act 1981 (amended by the Environment Protection Act 1990) and
the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C) Regulations 1994 and a license
is required to disturb them in any way.
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David’s films of reptiles and amphibians may be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AirIEc0Nodlcvlf7oYAJgJo8k7pHJ-A.
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