Common [Smooth] Newt
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Triturus vulgaris
Common & widespread of the three British Newts, annually seen between April-September.
Adult Male Smooth Newts reach a head-to-tail length of around 9–11 cm (3.5–4.3 in) and are thus slightly larger than the Fmales, which reach 8–9.5 cm (3.1–3.7 in).
Adult body weight varies between 0.3–5.2 g (0.011–0.183 oz), decreasing during the breeding season.
The head is longer than it is wide and has two to three longitudinal grooves on the top.
The elongated snout is blunt in the Male and rounded in the Female.
The colour of the Larvae changes to a more cryptic, darkly marbled yellow to brown as they grow.
Larvae are very slender and resemble those of the Palmate Newt.