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Pollywog

These are Giant Stout Newts (Pachytriton sp.) they are a very large species of Paddle-tail from China, still undescribed:

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Andrew Tillson-Willis
Pollywog
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Scott W · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

real stunning range of amphibians Andrew. Do you get many of the Mandarin Newts? (forget the latin)

Pollywog · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject:

Yes, Tylototriton is the name your looking for, I have a breeding group of 3.4 dark form T.verrucosus and have had 8 - 9 batches so far this year each batch having 50 - 200 eggs:

I also had some T.shanjing, T.kweichowensis, T.taliangensis & T.wenxianensis come in last week but they all went out on the same day so never got to take any pics. I hope to have some more CB juvenile T.shanjing come in from Europe in a few weeks time.
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Andrew Tillson-Willis
Pollywog
www.pollywog.co.uk
sales@pollywog.co.uk

Scott W · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:07 pm Post subject:

the real bright orange ones are my favorites (T.shanjing?), a Dutch friend has a great collection of them but unfortunately my reptile rooms get far too hot to keep them.

JStroud · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject:

They're the only ones I've seen as well Scott, absolutely gorgeous (aka Crocodile newts?). Look so cool in a big naturalistic set up but shame they need such cool temps as well Sad