I'M a Great Crested Newt

I must state That I am great, I have a crest, I’m simply the best. Oh yes – I’m a Great Crested Newt! I am brownish black, With warts all over my back, My orange tum has black spots It looks just like join-the-dots. Oh my – I’m a Great Crested Newt! If I lose a toe or a leg Another one grows instead, My spots on my tum Are different for everyone. Oh wow – I’m a Great Crested Newt! Being an amphibian is great, I can move on any substrate, Beneath rocks I sleep And under compost heaps. Oh yawn – I’m a Great Crested Newt! In Winter when the year is late, I need to hibernate, In Spring I awake And to water I take. Oh gulp – I’m a Great Crested Newt! I do a dance when I mate, The females think I am great! Up to 300 eggs are laid, Not all hatch though, I’m afraid. Oh boy – I’m a Great Crested Newt! I have to be careful of fish As I make them a tasty dish, I come out at night As Earthworms I bite, Oh yum – I’m a Great Crested Newt! Being a Newt is cool! I might live in your pool. But please don’t touch I’m rare, as such. Oh dear – I’m a Great Crested Newt! My species is protected So I must not be collected Look after me Or there won’t be Any Great Crested Newts! I wrote this when I was 8 years old, on 28th May 2013.