alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Adult Mesotriton alpestris Land phase Bunde Netherlands
Date 17 July 2005
Author Piet Spaans
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MesotritonAlpestrisAdultLandPhase.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.
