PALMATED AND GREAT WATER NEWTS 
line dividing the upper from the lower parts is excepted, 
are uncoloured. If any markings are present, they will 
be a few small dots of blackish. The male has this latter 
colour also on the back part of the crest, and its hind feet 
are the same. On the under part of the crest the male 
is bluish-grey, and the female orange. After shedding 
its skin frequently, the Palmated Newt, as with its con- 
geners, comes to land, when it assumes a much more 
Fig 26. 
Falmatéed Newt. 
male kx female. 
sombre hue. It is during the breeding season that these 
amphibians are seen at their best, both in regard to 
marking and ornate crest. The length of the Palmated 
Newt rarely exceeds 3 inches. 
Great Water Newt.—-Triton cristatus (Figs. 27 and 28). 
Also called Crested, Great Crested, and Great Warty 
Newt. It is easily the largest species of the three found 
in Britain, attaining a length of 5 to 6 inches, though the 
female often exceeds this, and is the larger of the two. 
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