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philrayner53 Member Joined: 07 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 2  View other posts by philrayner53 |
Posted: 07 Sep 2007 I am hoping if someone can identify the small life form in the picture. We were reseating some flagstones at a caravan site near the Humber Bridge and came across several of the small lizards? as well as many small black and brown toads. I could not see how they were able to get in or out from the flags, and wondered if they survived on a nearby ants nest that was also under the flags. The lizards? did not dart away but decided to play dead, even when moved. There also We left a path for them to return to the flags if they wanted. The circle in the picture is a 10p piece. |
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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572  View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 07 Sep 2007 they're amphibians...newts. probably smooth newts. the eggs look like slug or snail eggs. well done. nice find. tim |
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Alex2 Senior Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 266 View other posts by Alex2 |
Posted: 07 Sep 2007 Hi Phil, Female smooth newt triturus vulgaris, and a juvenile common toad bufo bufo. The eggs are not related to either of the amphibians, they're mollusc eggs - slugs at a guess. |
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mikeyc_123 Member Joined: 02 Sep 2005 No. of posts: 7 View other posts by mikeyc_123 |
Posted: 08 Sep 2007 Common newt for def. Its amazing how they get in some places! I thought that toads would eat newts though?? |
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philrayner53 Member Joined: 07 Sep 2007 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by philrayner53 |
Posted: 08 Sep 2007 Thanks for information, It was strange to see toads and the newts side by side, the toads were generally juvenile with only 1 adult that had dug itself a large hole under the flag. As a matter of interest , I would take it that they would have to go to water to breed. The nearest lake being approx 100m away. |
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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 08 Sep 2007 it's quite common to find newts and toads together. you can also find them both miles from water in late summer. those little legs can cover an amazing amount of ground when they have to. tim |
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seemed to be patches of small white round eggs which we reseated.