Reptile/amphibian of the day

[trackerjack]

Just leaving our house tonight and nearly trod on an adult female common frog as its making its way to our neighbours pond down here in Horndean near Portsmouth.

[Kayleigh]

I saw a male newt in my pond doing the fan dance..

[Kayleigh]

Just took these in my barrel..

[Deb London]

Lovely shots!

[aeshna5]

The rain this morning seems to have brought out a second wave of frog activity. There had already been a massive spawning at Yeading Brook but was wonderful standing there in the rain hearing a chorus of Common Frogs.

When I got back home i thought all the spawning had ended a couple of weeks ago but now there were 9 frogs frolicking again.

[Words]

Originally Posted by STYRBJORN

Did you know that there are now six recognised species of native British reptiles? Adder, Grass Snake, Common Lizard, Sand Lizard, Slow Worm and Nick Clegg.

Ric

LOL! And thanks for identifying the other five

[Deb London]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

The rain this morning seems to have brought out a second wave of frog activity. There had already been a massive spawning at Yeading Brook but was wonderful standing there in the rain hearing a chorus of Common Frogs.

When I got back home i thought all the spawning had ended a couple of weeks ago but now there were 9 frogs frolicking again.

They've only just started congregating in my garden, but the spawn in the nature reserve was actually hatching when I looked yesterday. Such a difference. South faces ponds vs one in a north facing garden? I can only speculate. Mind you, last week I rescued two females with eggs, and yesterday there was one looking like it was about to burst.

[trackerjack]

Tried to get some pictures of the many Common Lizards we saw today at Frensham pond, but failed to get a good one. However it was nice to see about 20 of them mostly females.

[aeshna5]

Well my first reptile sighting of the year wasn't a native, but a Red-eared Terrapin basking on a log by Pen Ponds in Richmond Park.

Of more concern on a small pond that's always had a good number of breeding Common Frogs + Common Toads there was no sign of any frogs or spawn, similarly no toads, though it's possible the latter haven't arrived yet.

[nutmeg]

My first reptile sighting of the year was a small Common Lizard at a local wood. It was sunbathing on a grassy ride and I only noticed it when it moved (I was looking at bees at the time).