Alpine Newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris alpestris)

Just some scenes of my alpine newts. I keep a group of three alpine newts of the nominate subspecies Ichthyosaura a. alpestris. If you want to see their tank setup video, go here: https://youtu.be/oLVYgVb6Gnc

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General Information on alpine newts:

"The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris, formerly Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris) is a newt of the salamander order Caudata (or Urodela) in the class of amphibians.
During the mating season early in the year, the males exhibit dark-blue colouring on their backs; their flanks have white-black-spotted stripes below sky-blue stripes, and their bellies are bright orange. The females, in water camouflage, are mottled brown and have some weak spotting on their backs. The biggest of the males can reach up to 9 cm, and the females up to 12 cm in length. After the mating season, they return their original color of mottled brown.
Alpine newts typically inhabit forests with good access to water in hilly to mountainous regions. They are mostly absent in forest-poor areas. They populate well in thick deciduous forests, as well as parkland and natural gardens. Outside the spawning season, Alpine newts live terrestrially. During the day it stays in all kinds of undergrowth, but during the mating season in cool water (forest pools, artificial pools). After the adults come out of winter dormancy, they migrate to their spawning pools.
Alpine newts were originally confined to Central Europe and mountainous Southern Europe, as well as an isolated area on the northern Iberian Peninsula. The species was introduced to southern England in the 1930s and several populations have become established as far north as Sunderland."

Site "Alpine newt". (2015, January 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:25, July 29, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpine_newt&oldid=642681750
Filmed with an Olympus TG-2 Tough Edition
Song: Lovely Afternoon Breeze by The 126ers

Видео Alpine Newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris alpestris) канала AquaTerra-Life