alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Alpine newt in a pool near Spitzingsee in Bavaria
Date 20 May 2009
Author N p holmes https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:N_p_holmes
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_newt.JPG
The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a newt of the family Salamandridae. It was formerly known as Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris. Alpine newts were originally confined to Central Europe and mountainous Southern Europe, as well as having isolated populations on the northern Iberian Peninsula and in Italy.
