Abstract
The ultrastructure of the ventral epidermis is described in the aquatic and terrestrial phases of the newt Triturus vittatus (Jenyns). In both phases, the stratum corneum is characterized by a large number of keratinocytes and bundles of tonofilaments. Mitochondria-rich flask cells were found in both phases. The main difference was found in the abundant tuberculi on the surface, and in the number of stratum corneum replacement layers found in the terrestrial phase. The epidermis of the aquatic phase did not show any resemblance to the aquatic larval stage, thus no Leydig cells could be found.
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