Can anyone ID this salamander/newt I found close to Zurich? It seems too light brown to be an alpine salamander, maybe it’s a juvenile version?

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1. Just in case no one here knows, r/whatisthisanimal has you covered.

2. female ‘Bergmolch’ in its adult coloration. Protected species so please release them at the nearest pond 🙂

3. My brother in christ that’s no salamander, that’s a Molch (eng. newt), a sub group of salamanders. They live near and even in natural ponds. We had lots of them around our pond when I was young. Quite cute these little bastards (because they ate the frog eggs)

   You can distinguish the males from the females by knowing that the males have a bright orange belly.

4. Olteni Salamander

5. This looks like Lukas. I hope that helps

6. Bergmolch – Ichthyosaura alpestris

7. Yeah, I can. That’s Kevin the Salamander.

8. Yes that is Hans Peter from Höngg. What’s he doing out of Zurich without his mother?

9. Look at this cute little guy 😃

10. Def Kevin, he escaped from my pond last week, said he was going to Züri

11. Oh yeah that’s Henry my man. I ain’t seen him in time.

12. Irgend en Molch die sind i gfühlt jedem Tümpel wod gsesch i de Schwiz

13. Ichthyosaura alpestris) , probably a female. They are extremely common.

14. It is the salamander V1.12 version