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 



Talmattcl NcoT. 

 male. ?a- fennale. 



Ficf 26. 



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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