Edwin Giesbers / Crested newt (Triturus carnifex) Gelderland, The Netherlands, April. Winner of the Amphibians category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015. Winner of the Underwater...

Bert Willaert / Portrait of a Marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus), Portugal, April.

Bert Willaert / Male Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura / Triturus alpestris) in aquatic phase. Belgium. Captive.

Stephen Dalton / Palmate Newt (Triturus helveticus) male. Sussex, UK, April.

Laurent Geslin / Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) swimming in garden pond, viewed from below, with woman and child watching. Switzerland, April 2010. Model released

Fabio Liverani / Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus carnifex) underwater view of female swimming near surface, Traversari lake, Campigna National Park, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions, Italy

Fabio Liverani / Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus carnifex) split level view of female swimming near surface, Traversari lake, Campigna National Park, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions, Italy

Fabio Liverani / Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus carnifex) underwater view of female swimming on surface, Traversari lake, Campigna National Park, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions, Italy

Laurent Geslin / Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) breathing at the surface of a garden pond, with mother and child observing, viewed from underwater, Switzerland. April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) crossing an urban road at night during the breeding season, Switzerland.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Roggo / Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris) chasing a ball of Water fleas in a gravel pit pool, Fribourg, Switzerland, June 2009

Mark Bowler / Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) swimming