Least ConcernGreat Crested Newt
Triturus cristatus
45 countries50 parks
Species group · Amphibians
WAnimals has 10 species of newt, in the family Salamandridae.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 63 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It eats aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and even small newts.
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It is the largest newt in Great Britain, living in large fish-free ponds.
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Its skin produces a milky, acrid secretion that works as a chemical defence against predators.
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The male grows a dorsal crest and vivid colours in the breeding season.
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The female wraps each egg individually in the leaves of water plants.
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It has established stable introduced populations in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
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It lives in water below 15°C and its larvae can take two years to develop.
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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.
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Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 10.
