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Most people have little sympathy for frogs, toads, lizards, or even snails. Therefore they do not pay much attention to these creatures and are, in fact, even likely to turn away from them in disgust. Such an attitude is foolish, for these "lesser" members of the animal kingdom are really ideal to observe and photograph.
Crested Newt: The male has a crest in the spring, the female never does. Dark gray. Belly yellowish-red with black spots. Grainy skin. Up to 7 inches long. Striped or Pond Newt: The male has a crest in the spring. Brownish to yellowish, underside yellowish with black spots. Smooth skin. Up to 4 inches long. Striped Newt: Back like the pond newt, but without a crest, only a dorsal stripe. Up to 4 inches long. Mountain Newt: Back slate gray to blue, underside bright orange. Salamanders: Newt and salamander larvae (as opposed to the tadpoles of toads and frogs). Fire Salamander: Yellow and black patches. Up to 10 inches long. Deposits its larvae in brooks and springs. Found in leafy woods and under stones in moist valleys. Alpine Salamander: Black. Slimmer than the fire salamander. Up to 6 inches long. Found in the Alps in damp mountain forests, but not lower than 3000 feet above sea level. Wall Lizard: Brown or gray with dark designs and a dark horizontal band along the sides. Belly reddish, spotted with black. Sides have horizontal rows of blue dots. Very slender. Tail about twice as long as the body. Throat band not serrated as with all other lizards. About 7 inches long. Tree Frog: Color changes—grass green to grayish-brown. Toes have adhesive pads. Up to 2 inches long. Brown or Wood Snail: Eyes at the ends of the feelers, as with all land snails (pulmonates). Snail Shells: Without shell (limacinidae). Grainy mantle with airhole on the right side of the mantle.
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