What is it

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Mon May 30, 2016 5:35 pm

Found in the garden earlier.

Looks like a lizard/dragon.
3 toes.
Length about 150mm from nose to tail.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Mon May 30, 2016 5:42 pm

It is a newt. Apparently they are big drinkers

DWD

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Mon May 30, 2016 5:56 pm

And I thought I had a common Lizard in the garden.

Got loads of Frogs creaping about at the moment

steviejoiner74 · Post by **steviejoiner74** » Mon May 30, 2016 6:16 pm

I've never seen a newt that big!

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Mon May 30, 2016 6:22 pm

It looks like a smooth newt aka common newt, they grow to around 10" - more than likely looking for his pond to get it on

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Mon May 30, 2016 6:25 pm

Its a lot smaller than the pic steve, body was a guess 3" the tail about the same.

I moved it to a safer part of the garden under a rockery so unlikely to find it again.

There's about a dozen water butts and a sunken bath they can get it on in Flash provided the frogs don't object.

ayjay · Post by **ayjay** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:05 pm

flash22 wrote:It looks like a smooth newt aka common newt, they grow to around 10" - more than likely looking for his pond to get it on

10" ! !

You've got baby Crocodiles mate.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Mon May 30, 2016 9:18 pm

Usually got a Hawk Moth Caterpiller about this time they are pretty big, but crocodiles

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Tue May 31, 2016 7:13 am

That's funny, we also found a newt in our garden on friday, first time I have ever seen one here. He got stuck in a bucket that was catching rain water. I moved him to a shallow tray of water in a shaded corner with a stone to help him get out if he wanted to. I am hoping he sticks around and eats the bugs.

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