This lizard is in my girlfriend’s kitchen in the UK! No idea what species it is or where it came from! Any suggestions please?
2 adults, (1 of them definitely female)
Approx 20 found
Photo by Ilyan Vuillard
I could see 2 newts
Think young greater crested newt- video available if needed
The smooth newt was originally described by Carl Linnaeus as a lizard, and was then given different genus names before the adoption of its current classification as a member of Lissotriton. There are currently three accepted subspecies of smooth newt. Formerly, there were also four subspecies—all with more restricted ranges—that are now classified as separate species, because they have been found to be distinct genetically as well as in appearance: the Caucasian smooth newt, the Greek smooth newt, Kosswig's smooth newt and Schmidtler's smooth newt. Together with these four species and the Carpathian newt, the smooth newt forms what is known as a species complex: some of the species hybridise with each other.