Comb Triton: photos, interesting facts

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Comb Triton was first mentioned in print the famous Swiss naturalist K. Gesner in 1553. He called it “water lizard”. First, the word "Triton" to refer to the genus of tailed amphibians used I. Laurent - Austrian naturalist (1768).

External features

The name of the comb Triton received a high ridge located on the back of the male. From newt pond it differs in size (it is much larger) and of course, a high, serrated crest. Combined with the bright coloring of these features make the animal one of the most beautiful of aquarium inhabitants.comb Triton

The Maximum total length 153 mm lizards (including the body length of slightly more than 80 mm). In some European countries there are individuals up to 200 mm. The largest recorded weight — 14.3 grams.

Comb Triton, a photo of which often adorns the covers of magazines for hobbyists, has a broad and flattened head, massive trunk. Palatine teeth are two almost parallel rows.

On the back, the coarse skin on the abdomen is smooth. In the mating season the crest of the male is serrated, high, notch is sharply delimited from the tail. The tail may be slightly shorter, but often equal to body length. On the crest of the tail notches are absent. Abdomen orange or orange-yellow with black spots color. The throat is black at the edges of the jaws and orange-yellow at the base.comb-Triton photo

Color

On the throat and sides of the trunk are numerous small white dots. Males in the middle of the tail and its sides visible mother-of-pearl or pale blue wide stripe. It starts with the base of the tail, where is a fuzzy line, and finishes bright, with visible borders, at the tip.

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Females do not Have on the back of the comb, and blue stripes on the sides of the tail faintly visible or absent. Along the middle of the back sometimes there is a narrow reddish or yellowish line. Eyes, usually Golden-orange, with a black pupil. The tips of the fingers yellow or orange.

Single circulation has Triton comb?

This question is of interest to many beginner aquarists. Dwell on it more. The circulatory system this lizard a closed, three-chambered heart. The blood mixes in the ventricle (except in belgachia salamanders, whose heart two-chamber). The body temperature of an animal depends on the temperature of the surrounding air or water.

It Has features of blood circulation Triton comb. The second circulation is associated with the acquired ability of lung respiration. The heart has two Atria (the blood mostly venous, mixed, left — arterial) single ventricle, the walls of which form folds, which prevent mixing of arterial and venous blood. From the ventricle is the arterial cone with a spiral valve.what eats comb Triton

Pulmonary – it is a small circle. It begins with skin and pulmonary arteries, which deliver blood to the lungs and the skin. The blood, well oxygenated, from the lungs is collected in paired pulmonary veins, which flow into the atrium (left).

A Large circle starts from the arcs of the aorta and carotid arteries, which are located in organs and tissues. Of paired and unpaired veins front back Vienna venous blood into the right atrium. In front of the hollow vein enters the blood and oxidized, hence the blood in the right atrium, combined.

Type of digestion in warty newt

All amphibians, and the hero of this article including, only eat moving food. At the bottom of their oropharynx is the language. On the jaws are the teeth that serve to hold the prey.

In the oropharyngeal cavity have ducts of the salivary glands, the secret of which has digestive enzymes. Next, food enters the esophagus into the stomach and then the duodenum. Here are the ducts of the pancreas and liver. Digestion occurs in the duodenum and stomach. The small intestine leads into the rectum.type of digestion in warty newt

Way of life in natural conditions

Comb Triton, a photo of which you can see in our article, lives in small-leaved and broad-leaved mixed forests, near bodies of water. Outside the forest can live in the open, with small areas of shrubs, meadows, floodplains, lakes and rivers, swamps. The condition for the penetration of lizards in urban areas can serve sufficiently deep (at least 0.5 m) unpolluted water bodies with slow flowing or standing water.

Comb Triton leads a nocturnal on land. Now he goes into the water. Most of the time prefers to live on land. Only summer and spring in the mating season leads an aquatic way of life. Every ten days in water Triton shed. Dropped them the skin remains completely intact, but she always turned inside out. This beautiful lizard does not like bright light, sun, very badly to heat. Triton swims, pinning his legs to the sides. He uses them as a booster. Forward movement of the tail provides.

Winter hibernation

For the winter comb Triton sent in late October or earlyNovember, when air temperature does not exceed +60S. Gets in heaps of gravel, plant seeds, peat bogs, cellars of houses, in cracks in the soil in railway embankments. Winters Triton alone and in groups, sometimes quite large clusters. Out of hibernation comes out in March-may.

In the Spring and early summer it prefers to inhabit forest lakes, ponds, oxbows. After breeding (mid-summer) moves to a land where finds himself wet and shady places.type of digestion in warty newt

The Most active on land at dusk, in water active during the day. It tolerates low temperature, flexible at temperatures slightly above 0°C. In water active at a temperature from +5 to +28°C.

The Content in captivity, feeding

For this pet you will need a terrarium is a horizontal type. 1-2 individuals it needs to be a capacity of at least 20 liters.

In the terrarium should be equipped with local heating of the day. At the point of heating in the daytime temperature should reach +28°C, the average background temperature in the terrarium 16-20°C – night and 18-22°C – day. In the terrarium on the surface of the water should be the raft. To contain these beauties can be in small groups.Triton comb circulation

We have already mentioned that in natural conditions this lizard eats aquatic invertebrates, slightly larger than eats his usual pond relative. And what eats comb Triton at home? In a terrarium, feed him the banana, brownies and other crickets, mealworms, cockroaches, molluscs, earthworms. In the water you can give bloodworms, snails, Tubifex.

Among the feed preference should be given to molluscs, water beetles, insect larvae. Often Triton eats tadpoles and eggs of amphibians. On land the diet of your Pets should enter slugs, earthworms and various insects. Comb Triton has poor eyesight, so he can catch the production,which sails very close to him, and newt can feel her smell.

Interesting features of the Triton

This is a very interesting pet-comb Triton. Interesting facts about these lizards often publish books about animals. It is noteworthy that the Triton is able to change colour like chameleons, but to a lesser extent.

We already talked about the fact that the tritons can see it, so catching food for them is very difficult. Fast animals they can catch can not, therefore, in natural conditions they often have to starve.comb-Triton interesting facts

Interesting newts and its amazing ability to restore lost parts of his body (to regenerate). The limb, cut off from Triton grows again. Naturalist Spallanzani spent on these animals is very cruel experiments. He cut off their tails, legs, gouged out eyes, etc. as a result, these parts were fully restored. This often happened several times in a row. Blyumenbah once I cut out almost all of newt's eyes, leaving only 1/5 of it. Ten months made sure that the Triton has a new eye, though, he was different from the previous smaller size. Limbs and tail are usually recovered in the same size, and lost.


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