Hydromantes Gistel 1848

This specimen might also be a hybrid of H. italicus and H. ambrosii, or it might be H. ambrosii (molecular study pending).

Image was taken during a 2007 University of California, Davis Herpetology Class field trip. Exact location is now forgotten.

Juvenile from southern Sardinia.

Note the defensive excretion on the tail.

This specimen might also be a hybrid of H. italicus and H. ambrosii, or it might be H. italicus (molecular study pending).

A juvenile of about 4 cm. This population is probably introgressed with Hydromantes ambrosii.

Juvenile from southern Sardinia.

Aberrant adult

Adult from southern Sardinia.

Adult

This specimen might also be a hybrid of H. italicus and H. ambrosii, or it might be H. ambrosii (molecular study pending).