alreet Newhythebirder?
you find out how to identify that newt eft in the end?
I've hear that palmate newt babies have a sort of hair like filament at the end of their tails and have a different colour belly as tadpoles but unless I could compare a smooth newt baby and a palmate I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference yet. I've only got one species I think in my pond I'm also trying to figure out what species they are, here's a couple of pics

As tadpoles they seem to have pink bellies
You got any ideas?
Jack