Underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Keep thinking a common lizard but not sure! Not to up on reptiles. Found it by the door step 10pm! U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Looks like a newt .................... but haven't seen one for best part of 40 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Looks like a female common newt to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yup, common newt. I think that one is called Thora. She's often found hanging around doorsteps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Newt I think, what it needs to survive the winter I don't know. Log pile maybe? or a vivarium if your that way inclined Muddy pond maybe? Edited October 17, 2015 by hambone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Cheers lads, it was near my log pile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Looks small - minute even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonker Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Definitely a newt U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/314964-what-is-this-living-under-my-decking/?hl=decking And this an excellent identification site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I think you should make him a little collar and lead to take him walks You'll be the only one in your area with a pet newt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I think you should make him a little collar and lead to take him walks You'll be the only one in your area with a pet newt Will it retrieve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Will it retrieve? Don't know but he would be good in the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBob Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's a common newt. There are two other types in the UK, both less common; the Great Crested Newt, which is a lot bigger, and the Smooth Newt, which is smaller. Newts are very slow and docile, compared with lizards, lizards are lightning quick! This is a Common Lizard, seen on a stump on Dartmoor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Newt using the heat of the house to hunt by, will be looking for hibernation spot very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Thanks gents :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Looks small - minute even. Boom Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) It's a common newt. There are two other types in the UK, both less common; the Great Crested Newt, which is a lot bigger, and the Smooth Newt, which is smaller. Newts are very slow and docile, compared with lizards, lizards are lightning quick! This is a Common Lizard, seen on a stump on Dartmoor Common and smooth newt are the same thing. Palmate newt is the third one Oddly, in the UK we have 3 newt species, 3 frog/toad species, 3 lizard species and 3 snake species. Only talking native species, not introductions. Edited October 18, 2015 by 955i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Common and smooth newt are the same thing. Palmate newt is the third one Oddly, in the UK we have 3 newt species, 3 frog/toad species, 3 lizard species and 3 snake species. Only talking native species, not introductions. Cool, what are the three frogs and toads and the snakes? Grass and adder but what is the third? (Trouser?) :-) Edited October 18, 2015 by Underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Cool, what are the three frogs and toads and the snakes? Grass and adder but what is the third? (Trouser?) :-) The third native species of snake is the Mountain Anaconda. A few are left in Wales, some on the Pennines and the majority are found in the Scottish Highlands. I have never seen one myself. There will be those on this forum that have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Common frog, common toad, natterjack toad (there is also a small population of pool frogs in two locations that are a re-introduction of a once native species). Grass snake, adder and smooth snake Common lizard, slow worm and sand lizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den5008 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Cool, what are the three frogs and toads and the snakes? Grass and adder but what is the third? (Trouser?) :-) Adder,Grass Snake and Smooth Snake. atb Den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yup, common newt. I think that one is called Thora. She's often found hanging around doorsteps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBob Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Duh! Senior moment there! Of course, palmate is the third, smooth and common are the same. Been looking for 'em since I was a kid! Lots of intetesting stuff out atm, all looking for a safe winter hideaway. Was handed a docile, but very much alive, Queen hornet, identified as a "large fly" the other day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Looks too "warty" to be a common newt. Looks more like a young female great crested newt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's a common newt. There are two other types in the UK, both less common; the Great Crested Newt, which is a lot bigger, and the Smooth Newt, which is smaller. Newts are very slow and docile, compared with lizards, lizards are lightning quick! This is a Common Lizard, seen on a stump on Dartmoor <script pagespeed_no_defer="">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=be20f72e4f1c2bf7693ba105e71c6719&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=322893&p=2924000&md5check=39efa51204720f8caf2be713870e31d6&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,mgUWjOXoA3Q');//]]></script> &&0 Only ever seen/found one UK lizard in my life. I presume quite rare near me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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