Rough-skinned newt

Thanks for posting. Victoria thinks its wonderful but mentioned it oozes a toxic secretion from its skin. I don't suppose you licked it or didn't wash your hands after handling it :o)

I still think it is an amazing animal.

Very cool. Did you find him near water? Newts are agile swimmers. He'd make a nice addition. Are you going to name him? :)

in the uk most newts only go into water when they are ready to breed, preferring to live in the undergrowth. we get smooth newts in the garden here and I usually find them in the shrubbery where they feed on insects and small slugs.

I must admit I'd have picked it up too Klahanie, I am very much a hands on ecologist.

Whatever he is, he's fascinating.

Interesting, here they often forage along the bottom of streams & lakes capable of holding their breath for hours - true amphibians.

We've had a very dry summer too. The big thunder storms we normally get have been very few, but hurricane Delta made it here and it's been raining steadily for two days. We need it. Can't think of a name at the moment but I'm sure you'll think up something.