Palmate Newt (Triturus helveticus)
	Description	Slightly smaller (length: 7.5cm) than the Common Newt, the Palmate Newt looks at first glance similar and the females of both species are difficult to distinguish, although female Palmates tend to have a pinkish belly and throat, and no chin spots. Males develop black webs on their hind feet (like gum boots) and a thin filament which extends from the tip of their tails in the breeding season. Their courtship ritual is delicate. Feeds on invertebrates.
		Status
	Broad Oak Nature Reserve	First recorded at Broad Oak Nature Reserve in summer 2002, in Butterfly Bank Pond.
	Britain	Occurs throughout. Often associated with hill ponds and away from chalk.
	World	Across northern Europe.