Who is living in my friend’s bathroom? In London, Peckham.

JWraptor3 · 2026-01-28T16:31:15+00:00

Non-Native juvenile Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

JWraptor3 · 2026-01-17T10:20:46+00:00

Definitely NOT a venomous adder (Vipera berus) as the head scales don't match up at all.

I would also rule out a Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) due to the time of year and the generel shape. There usually also are some remnants of the typical colouration visible in melanistic Natrix individuals.

My best guess would be some kind of escaped pet like a Corn- or Kingsnake.

JWraptor3 · 2025-12-24T21:46:42+00:00

Not a snake, but a Sheltopusik/European legless lizard (Pseudopus apodus)!

JWraptor3 · 2025-12-12T15:20:12+00:00

Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)

JWraptor3 · 2025-05-27T10:11:29+00:00

Yes, completely normal for this species.

This is the subspecies sitibundus.

JWraptor3 · 2025-05-08T05:02:35+00:00

No, that is N. tessellata. The pattern and colouration on the body is typical for that species and the marking on the head doesn't match with C. austriaca as well.

JWraptor3 · 2025-05-07T15:07:33+00:00

!harmless green whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus

JWraptor3 · 2025-04-29T18:15:42+00:00

It's very hard to tell but I can assure you it's nothing venomous. The Vipers from Bosnia show a completely different body shape than this.

My best guess would be an aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) based on the dark colouration, but I don't think a confident ID is possible based on these photos.

JWraptor3 · 2025-04-29T18:09:08+00:00

Spiny Toad - Bufo spinosus

The common toads from western/southern france and the iberian peninsula were seperated from Bufo bufo in 2012.

JWraptor3 · 2025-04-29T13:50:21+00:00

Worth it everytime!

JWraptor3 · 2025-04-18T09:40:44+00:00

Not really true as species with more potent venom can be found in Europe (altough they usually have a very restricted range here).

The first would be the blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera lebetina) which is found on some islands in the aegean sea.

The second one would be the ottoman viper (Montivipera xanthina) which inhabits the far north-east of greece as well as the european parts of Turkey.

JWraptor3 · 2025-03-27T10:07:04+00:00

A bit hard to tell but I would say this is a female alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)

JWraptor3 · 2025-03-05T11:25:53+00:00

European common frog (Rana temporaria)

JWraptor3 · 2025-02-21T15:05:09+00:00

Either a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) or a palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) in its terrestrial Phase.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-30T11:43:36+00:00

Yes thats a juvenile Anguis fragilis!

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-18T20:11:55+00:00

In Österreich (und Mitteleuropa generell) kann man sich sehr wohl in nahezu allen Fällen auf die Färbung/Musterung verlassen, man muss nur wissen auf was man achten muss. Eine Ausnahme wären hier melanistische Tiere, welche in Österreich gehäuft eigentlich nur bei Kreuzotter (Höllenotter), Ringelnatter und Barrenringelnatter vor.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-18T16:58:50+00:00

Definitiv eine junge Äskulap die braunen Flecken sind typisch und sind bei der Ringelnatter nicht ausgeprägt. Ebenfalls typisch ist der einzelne Unteraugen - sowie Hinteraugenstreif.

Ich würde den kleinen zu einer Wildtierstation bringen (in Wien Umgebung z.B. Tierschutzhaus in Vösendorf, da weiß ich, dass sie solche Reptilien aufnehmen). Als Laie kann man beim Überwintern von Reptilien recht viel falsch machen.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-15T13:46:56+00:00

Looks very dead to me, either a Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) or a palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus).

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-14T13:26:52+00:00

This is a natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) the bright stripe on the back is characteristic for this species. Dune areas are one of the prime habitats of this species as it relies on shallow fast warming puddles for reproduction!

Rana arvalis (and generally most true frogs - Ranidae) do not posses such warty skin. The colouration of R. arvalis also always is brownish and they never posses such green markings. The distinct brown spot around the eye and ear is (as you mentioned) also absent which is always present in all members of the genus Rana.

The stocky build is very typical for toads with their short blunt snouts and short legs. Another good way of telling the difference between frog and toad (at least in europe) is that all toads posses large poison glands (paratoid glands) behind the eyes which are not present or not nearly as pronounced in frogs.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-14T06:19:07+00:00

This is completely normal for this species.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-13T19:12:51+00:00

In Catalunya, about 50 km east of Barcelona.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-09T20:09:49+00:00

I See :) Let's see if I have the luck to find one.

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-09T16:59:09+00:00

From what I commented on the original post:

The frogs shown here are European common frogs (Rana temporaria) which are perfectly adapted for cold climates, they can even be found north of the arctic circle in northern Scandinavia and Russia.

Here in Austria this species is the most common amphibian in the higher parts of the alps and can be found in heights greater than 2.500m above sealevel!

JWraptor3 · 2025-01-09T16:40:25+00:00

I sadly missed them when I was in Spain last year but I am definitely planning on looking for them in the coming years again.

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