Smooth newt  (Triturus vulgaris)

Smooth newt egg

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Smooth newt larva developing in curled leaf

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Smooth newt tadpole hatching from egg

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Smooth newt tadpole

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Smooth newt tadpole

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Smooth newt tadpole

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Immature smooth newt

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Close up of immature smooth newt

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Water beetle preying on young small newt

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Young smooth newt

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Smooth newt

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Male smooth newt

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Smooth newt

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Smooth newt

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Smooth newt

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Smooth newt

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Smooth newt exoskeleton discarded during moulting, captive

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Male smooth newt, lateral view

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Smooth newt male, anterior view

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Male smooth newt in breeding colours

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Male smooth newt showing orange underside

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Female smooth newt, lateral view

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Female smooth newt

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Female smooth newt

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Hibernating smooth newts

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Male and female smooth newt

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Smooth newt courtship, captive

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Smooth newt laying egg on underside of leaf

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