Forêt d' Ecouves, Orne, FRANCE
Date 15 March 2014, 17:28
Source Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) hibernating in dead wood
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_Newt_(Ichthyosaura_alpestris)_hibernating_in_dead_wood_(13537518605).jpg

The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a newt of the family Salamandridae. It was formerly known as Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris. Alpine newts were originally confined to Central Europe and mountainous Southern Europe, as well as having isolated populations on the northern Iberian Peninsula and in Italy.