LIFECYCLE OF THE GREAT CRESTED NEWT

[1] egg:200 to 300 eggs laid individually by the female.

[2] tadpole:No legs at this

stage.Everyday large

external gills shrink.

[3] tadpole:Legs start to

grow and gills are

continuing to shrink.

[4] tadpole:Well-developed

legs and tail.External gills

have disappeared.

[5] male:Displays bright

colors and a crest grown

during the breading season.

[6] female:Larger than the

male,without the distinctive

crest.