alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Mestotriton alpestris larva Wolfheze The Netherlands
Date 28 June 2006
Author Piet Spaans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MesotritonAlpestrisLarva1.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.