Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt
Triturus helveticus
This is the only newt species on Jersey. Both sexes are an olive-green - brown colour.
Males: webbed hind feet, low smooth crest along the back.
Habitat: They spend the breeding season in ponds (Spring), other times for the year you can find them under damp leaves and rotting wood. They hibernate in November until Spring.