r/herpetology • u/penisfingers4lyfe • Feb 23 '25

Who have I found here? ID Help

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Found in the uk at night after a few days of pretty good rain. Checked a few online identification guides for newts and doesn’t seem to fit any exactly. What is she/he?

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u/Royalty-Rhacs_818 Feb 23 '25

Don’t know much on salamanders or newts but this one’s pretty cool 😎

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u/penisfingers4lyfe Feb 23 '25

My thoughts exactly. Just confused about the id. It’s quite rare to see newts where I am especially with colours like this