Odd looking slug...

[Mad Dan]

...found this lurking in the undergrowth... It was lurking - not me... Weird or what?

[rdchawk]

Didn't think slugs had legs??

[Mad Dan]

Gotcha!!!

It's a salamander...

[rdchawk]

Gotcha!!!

It's a salamander...

In one of those moods today Dan!

[Mad Dan]

I'm always in one of those moods... It's a permanent state with me................

[rdchawk]

I'm always in one of those moods... It's a permanent state with me................

Or are you getting in to that too excited stage knowing that RIAT is only 2 weeks away?

[Flare Path]

Gotcha!!!

It's a salamander...

In one of those moods today Dan!

Classic.

[AlexC]

But was it really lurking in the undergrowth, or it it your pet salamander?!

[rdchawk]

In one of those moods today Dan![/quote]



Classic. [/quote]


Whats the for??

[Mad Dan]

I'm wondering about the bloody wafer as well...

No, it isn't a pet - it was unearthed while planting bamboo (don't ask...). It was photographed and then removed to a place of safety...

[AlexC]

Don't think that salamanders are a native UK species?

[Mad Dan]

Thought it was a salamander, but perhaps it's a newt... I'm not very clued up on reptiles...

And no, I wasn't...

[st24]

Don't think that salamanders are a native UK species?

They're not. You've got one of the UK's most protected species there Mr Dan - looks like a female Great Crested Newt. It is illegal to move or disturb this species and so I have reported you to the authorities, expect to be grabbed by the heavies any time soon!... It's a great find for the garden, the local wildlife group or herpetological (nutters like me who love cold blooded slimy things like reptiles and amphibians) group would be very interested in knowing of it's existence. I don't wish to be personal but how big is it??

[Buccaneer]

Great Crested Newt, phew thank goodness for that, thought it was a selfie at first then I noticed there was no beard................................

[Mad Dan]

Buccaneer spluttered:

then I noticed there was no beard

There hasn't been a beard for almost a decade...

[AlexC]

You've got one of the UK's most protected species there Mr Dan - looks like a female Great Crested Newt. It's a great find for the garden, the local wildlife group or herpetological (nutters like me who love cold blooded slimy things like reptiles and amphibians) group would be very interested in knowing of it's existence.

I think you're right. But they are not all 'slimy', a common misconception that some people have about snakes for instance.

We have loads of Palmate Newts in our pond (when I drained it a few years ago to re-line it, I counted about 60, I put them all back when I re-filled the pond again) but sadly no Great Crested Newts!

[Buccaneer]

Wot no Beard!!!! I don't believe it!!!