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newt larvae 2020-04-29

While watching alpine newts in the small pond in our garden, I noticed a small larva swimming which quickly disappeared towards the bottom. While first suspecting a dragonfly larva, I soon started to notice one, than many larvae on some algae covered surfaces. As the alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) are the only vertebrates in this lake, these newt larvae are easily identified ;)

newt larva (alpine newt)

newt larva

The larvae currently have a length of 10-15 mm, the scale bar (in the lower left of the images) indicates 1 mm – the larva in the picture above thus has a length of approx. 15 mm.

The newt larvae catch less attention than the tadpoles of frog, since their colour is more camouflaged, they prefer to stay close to the ground, and they don´t move a lot during this young stage.

alpine newt larva

newt larve on the ground of the pond

alpine newt larva frontal view

newt larva

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published on 2020-04-30

Amphibia > newts > alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)

keywords: newt larva | newt

newt larva 2014-05-13

newt tadpole

a newt larva in our garden’s small pont

published on 2014-07-15

Amphibia > newts

keywords: newt larva | newt

forest walk 2013-05-09

Impressions from Schönbuch forest, a close walk from my home:

flowering apple trees and an old oak

flowering apple trees at the edge of the forest and details of an old oak tree ("Sulzeiche", top right and middle)

marsh marigold

meadow of marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) on a forest glade

marsh marigoldtoadstree trunk and forest glade

beech trunk with "eyes" and flowers on a glaze

tadpoles, newts and diving beetle

tadpoles, newts and a predaceous diving beetle in a pond

published on 2013-05-10

Season: Spring

marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

Amphibia

categories: Schönbuch

keywords: forest | apple tree | marsh marigold | toad | tadpole

published on 2012-04-18

Amphibia > water frog (Rana spec.)

keywords: water frog | frog | algae | pond

newly hatched tadpoles

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