I need help identifying a lizard/salamander - General

I'm kinda baffled, I've seen quite a lot of lizards in Poland, but never a single guy like that, at least not in my area (central Poland). [t]http://i.imgur.com/ByrRdqn.jpg[/t] Is this fella an amphibian, or just a funky reptile? [t]http://i.imgur.com/D1UASzA.jpg[/t] Orange belly with black spots. It might look like I'm squishing him, but I was really gentle. [t]http://i.imgur.com/LI8aHql.jpg[/t] Creepin' around, he never ran, just slowly crawled. [t]http://i.imgur.com/N8dMF8O.jpg[/t] It didn't have the texture of other lizards I've seen here. Little guy felt really squishy, like a frog. [t]http://i.imgur.com/BR5Oqrr.jpg[/t] I call him no booty cuz he ain't got no booty.

[del]Potentially a Frog?[/del] got no booty, got it.

Not a lizard, it's some sort of newt I suppose (aka a kind of salamander with dry warty skin), but fuck if I know anything more about polish amphibians. [editline]18th March 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=KennyAwsum;44283424]Potentially a Frog?[/QUOTE] nO

Dude may be a newt? [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] After doing some googling it may be Triturus cristatus. If that's the case, I kinda wish I left him with me, they look like some sick Pokemon when they grow up. [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kammmolchmaennchen.jpg/800px-Kammmolchmaennchen.jpg[/t] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_crested_newt[/url] Still, not sure about it. [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=KennyAwsum;44283424]Potentially a Frog?[/QUOTE] Dude, everyone knows frogs got massive booty. This dude got no booty, no game.

He is grown up. Also salamanders aren't gonna change near that much after they've metamorphosed. I think he might be Triturus vulgaris, [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJzKDXOaDU]but the only video I can find of it[/url] won't fucking load for me because fuck youtube. Also get on steam thxxx

yeah it's probably a frog.

that ain't no frog.. frogs don't have tails?

[QUOTE=Bat-shit;44283632]that ain't no frog.. frogs don't have tails?[/QUOTE] Not exactly. There actually is a tailed frog. But idk why we're even discussing frogs in the first place. It looks nothing like a frog lol.

[QUOTE=postal;44283575]I think he might be Triturus vulgaris, but the only video I can find for it won't fucking load for me. Get on steam thxxx[/QUOTE] Yup, looks like a female Triturus vulgaris, also known as a Smooth newt [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_newt[/url] [t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Teichmolch-triturus-vulgaris.jpg[/t] Also the male one looks fucking sweet [IMG]http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/lissotriton-vulgaris-24849.jpg[/IMG]

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[QUOTE=Polonium9;44283669]everything I can find point her to a Southern Dusky Salamander.[/QUOTE] I'd be rather concerned if he was finding a south eastern united states salamander in the middle of poland tbh

it looks alot like some sort of taricha/western newt(though that is from calif. just pointing out similarities)

[QUOTE=postal;44283675]I'd be rather concerned if he was finding a south eastern united states salamander in the middle of poland tbh[/QUOTE] okay, I didn't know his country. I was only going by what I've seen in my state.

[QUOTE=Polonium9;44283682]okay, I didn't know his country. I was only going by what I've seen in my state.[/QUOTE] Well he did say it in the first sentence but alright. Doesn't matter anymore tho, it's a Smooth Newt

[QUOTE=postal;44283675]I'd be rather concerned if he was finding a south eastern united states salamander in the middle of poland tbh[/QUOTE] Some dude on reddit told me it may be a species of Fire belly newt, a genus of newts native to Japan. I was concerned. [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] I will post more pictures if I ever find a male one, they look really cool. A lot of frogs and lizards ends up in my basement in early spring, they fall in through the cole hatch like the dumb fucks they are. I would let them chill there but shit is dangerous when I move the coal around, frogs are not too bright and they get squished easily. I have to go there every few hours with a bucket, and catch all the frogs. I might take some pictures of these too, some of the toads are massive.

It looks so sexy. Like, "look at me bitches, I ain't got no ass!"

that's the species of maximus cutimus

Newt Gingrich

Its a newt dude, they're pretty common

One time I touched a lizard with an orange belly and it turned out to be poisonous. Whoops.

[QUOTE=Pvt Anderson;44288761]One time I touched a lizard with an orange belly and it turned out to be poisonous. Whoops.[/QUOTE] Did you die? [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] Btw the only dude I found today was a boring frog, so I didn't take any pictures.

[QUOTE=Raptors!;44289384]Did you die? [editline]19th March 2014[/editline] Btw the only dude I found today was a boring frog, so I didn't take any pictures.[/QUOTE] No, it was Agent Smith who was responsible.

I may be new at this, but it's a newt. I'd tap it.

Take it to the vet?

[QUOTE=Marden;44289655]Take it to the vet?[/QUOTE] What, why?

Well, he/she studied animals maybe he could know the answer/know someone who does?

[QUOTE=Marden;44290111]Well, he/she studied animals maybe he could know the answer/know someone who does?[/QUOTE] I took pics and released it into the wild. I don't think a veterinarian would know much about amphibians, I would rather send some pics to a herpetologist, but it looks like we already found out what the species is.

She turned me into a newt!