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Basic information
Triturus cristatus
(Great or Northern) Crested Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusCrested newts
- Czech name
- Čolek velký
- English name
- (Great or Northern) Crested Newt
- Alternative names
- Crested Newt, Great Crested Newt, Northern crested newt, Warty Newt
- Synonyms
- Hemisalamandra cristata, Lacerta lacustris, Lacerta porosa, Lacertus aquatilis, Molge cristata, Molge cristata flavigastra, Molge palustris icterica, Molge palustris leydigi, Molge palustris olivacea, Molge palustris sulfureogastra, Salamandra cristata, Salamandra laticaudata, Salamandra platyura, Salamandra pruinata, Triton americanus, Triton bibronii, Triton cristatus, Triton cristatus icterica, Triton cristatus luteiventris, Triton cristatus nigriventris, Triturus cristatus cristatus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 150 mm
- Body mass
- max 15 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 28 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–4 years
- Clutch size
- 70–600 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6555 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 595F4 · COL26.9