Species group · Amphibians
Newts
WAnimals has 10 species of newt, in the family Salamandridae.
- 10 species
- 1 family
- 63 countries
- 167 parks
- Weight
- 1 g – 3 kg
- Length
- 5 cm – 20 cm
- Lifespan
- 8 – 25 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 10.
All 10 species of newts on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernGreat Crested Newt
Triturus cristatus
45 countries50 parks
Least ConcernAlpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris
45 countries7 parks
Near ThreatenedPyrenean Brook Salamander
Calotriton asper
3 countries4 parks
Least ConcernBosca's Newt
Lissotriton boscai
2 countries23 parks
Least Concern
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
2 countries29 parks4 dive sites
Near Threatened
Crocodile Newt
Tylototriton verrucosus
12 countries7 parks
Least Concern
Palmate Newt
Lissotriton helveticus
40 countries38 parks
Least Concern
Smooth Newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
45 countries67 parks
Near Threatened
Japanese Fire-bellied Newt
Cynops pyrrhogaster
5 countries14 parks
Least Concern
Marbled Newt
Triturus marmoratus
3 countries26 parks
Conservation status
7 Least Concern3 Near Threatened
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Where they live
Recorded in 63 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici3 species
- Armañón3 species
- Cadí-Moixeró3 species
- Douro Internacional3 species
- Eifel3 species
- Fragas do Eume3 species
- Gorbeia3 species
- Harz3 species
- Montesinho3 species
- Ordesa y Monte Perdido3 species
- Peak District3 species
- Peneda-Geres3 species
- Fathom Five National Marine Park (Tobermory)diving
- Isle Royale National Parkdiving
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuarydiving
- White Star Quarrydiving
Did you know…?
It eats aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and even small newts.
From Great Crested Newt
It is the largest newt in Great Britain, living in large fish-free ponds.
From Great Crested Newt
Its skin produces a milky, acrid secretion that works as a chemical defence against predators.
From Great Crested Newt
The male grows a dorsal crest and vivid colours in the breeding season.
From Alpine Newt
The female wraps each egg individually in the leaves of water plants.
From Alpine Newt
It has established stable introduced populations in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
From Alpine Newt
It lives in water below 15°C and its larvae can take two years to develop.
It is a strict Pyrenean endemic: it exists only in the Pyrenees and some pre-Pyrenean ranges of Spain, France and Andorra, and much of its world population is on Spanish soil.