This male Triturus cristatus was shot in a
pond along the Rhine river in Alsace in 2011.
Triturus cristatus is listed
in annex II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
Here are some relevant references about this species:
- Jehle R., Thiesmeier B. & Foster J. 2011 - The Crested Newt. Laurenti Verlag, Bielefeld, 152 p.
- Langton T., Beckett C. & Foster J. 2001 - Great Crested Newt
Conservation Handbook. Froglife, 55 p. [download pdf]