Cool stuff in my garden today #4: Smooth newt aka Common Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)[ photo © zoo:logic ]Did you know? - Unlike many other amphibians, such as the majority of frogs and toads, fertilisation in newts is internal. But the method is different to that which occurs in reptiles, birds and mammals. The male newt deposits a capsule of sperm called a spermatophore in front of his mate, who then picks it up into her cloaca (the single orifice used for reproduction and excretion of urine and faeces in birds, reptiles and amphibians, unlike placental mammals which have two or three separate openings). The fertilised female will begin laying eggs within a few days. Each egg is laid individually - nevertheless an impressive 400 eggs may be produced per season.Ref: Wikipedia [link] 

Cool stuff in my garden today #4: Smooth newt aka Common Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
[ photo © zoo:logic ]
Did you know? - Unlike many other amphibians, such as the majority of frogs and toads, fertilisation in newts is internal. But the method is different to that which occurs in reptiles, birds and mammals. The male newt deposits a capsule of sperm called a spermatophore in front of his mate, who then picks it up into her cloaca (the single orifice used for reproduction and excretion of urine and faeces in birds, reptiles and amphibians, unlike placental mammals which have two or three separate openings). The fertilised female will begin laying eggs within a few days. Each egg is laid individually - nevertheless an impressive 400 eggs may be produced per season.

Ref: Wikipedia [link] 

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