Stamp of BELARUS 2012 - Joint issue of Belarus and Russia. Newts (2 stamps)

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STAMP OF BELARUS 2012 - Joint issue of Belarus and Russia. Newts (2 stamps)
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The northern crested newt, also known as the great crested newt or warty newt (
Triturus cristatus
) is a
newt
in the family
Salamandridae
, found across Europe and parts of Asia.
The range of the northern crested newt extends from
Great Britain
and
Brittany
in the west across much of
Europe
north of the
Alps
and the
Black Sea
. It is the biggest and least common of the three newts found in the
British Isles
and is one of only four amphibians which are protected by the UK
Biodiversity Action Plan
.
Several closely related species were formerly considered to be
subspecies
of the northern crested newt: the
Italian crested newt
(
Triturus carnifex
), the
Danube crested newt
(
Triturus dobrogicus
) and the
southern crested newt
(
Triturus karelinii
). These are now recognized as separate species of the
Triturus cristatus
superspecies
.
The smooth newt, also known as the common newt (
Lissotriton vulgaris
; formerly
Triturus vulgaris
) is the most common
newt
species of the
Lissotriton
genus of amphibians. It is found throughout Europe except the far north, areas of Southern France, and the Iberian Peninsula.
Outside the breeding season, male and female smooth newts are hard to distinguish – both sexes are of similar size (roughly 10 cm head-to-tail length), and a similar pale brown to yellow colouration. Their main visible differences are two – the male newt has a single black line running down the centre of the spine, the female has two parallel lines on either side of the centre. On closer inspection, the male's
cloaca
is very distended, whilst the female's is nearly invisible.
During the breeding season, the male is far darker than the female, with a tall, wavy, transparent crest along the spine and tail, with dark spots covering the rest of the body, including the stomach area, which is a far more vivid pink or orange than it is in winter and autumn. The female also develops spots, but not on the stomach area, which is paler than the males, and are generally smaller. The female does not develop crests. Smooth newts have paddle-like tails for increased swimming speeds.
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