Triturus (Ommatotriton) vittatus ophryticus

[juraj]

I finally got a chance to take photos of these creatures in breeding time.
Here they are:

 

[coendeurloo]

Your T. v. ophryticus group looks amazing to say the least Juraj, how is the breeding going?

 

[caudataman]

Hey Juraj,

Nice animals! I noticed the female has a bit of a scrape on the side of her head and the male may have the same on his foreleg. Is that the result of mating encounters? I have a male with a similar mark behind his left shoulder which I'm watching cautiously...

 

[will_j]

wow fantastic animals!

 

[jelkins]

Very nice looking animals. How long have you had them?

 

[juraj]

Coen: it`s going well there are already some eggs.
Brian: that`s not a scrap though it looks like that but mating encounters are really tempestuous. See male`s crest.
Justin: I`ve got them only a few days.

 

[ravenous]

Wow, I havent seen newts like that before. They look wierd but in an awesome way. Great pics!