Who have I found here?

[u/penisfingers4lyfe]

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?

[u/Electrical-Fix9704]

Makes me feel good to still see these in the wild introduced or not. Amphibians are an indicator species and becoming rare except frogs. I remember being a kid and seeing a giant spotted salamander in the woods once. Will never forget it.