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Basic information
Lissotriton vulgaris
Common Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusNewts
- Czech name
- Čolek obecný
- English name
- Common Newt
- Alternative names
- Greek Newt, Smooth Newt, Southern Smooth Newt
- Synonyms
- Gecko aquaticus, Gecko triton, Gekko triedrus, Hydromantes genei ferrugineus, Lacerta americana, Lacerta aquatica, Lacerta palustris, Lacerta taeniata, Lacerta triton, Lacerta vulgaris, Lissotriton lantzi, Lissotriton meridionalis, Lissotriton punctatus, Lissotriton schmidtleri, Lophinus punctatus, Lophinus vulgaris, Molge cinerea, Molge italica molisana, Molge palustris, Molge punctata, Molge taeniata, Molge vulgaris, Molge vulgaris kammereri, Molge vulgaris lantzi, Molge vulgaris meridionalis, Molge vulgaris vulgaris, Pyronicia punctata, Salamandra abdominalis, Salamandra elegans, Salamandra exigua, Salamandra lacepedii, Salamandra palustris, Salamandra punctata, Salamandra taeniata, Spelerpes ferrugineus, Triton abdominalis, Triton aquaticus, Triton exiguus, Triton hoffmanni, Triton intermedius, Triton laevis, Triton lobatus, Triton meridionalis, Triton palustris, Triton parisinus, Triton punctatus, Triton taeniatus, Triton taeniatus orientalis, Triton vulgaris, Triton vulgaris meridionalis, Triturus vulgaris, Triturus vulgaris ampelensis, Triturus vulgaris borealis, Triturus vulgaris boulengeri, Triturus vulgaris kapelanus, Triturus vulgaris lantzi, Triturus vulgaris meridionalis, Triturus vulgaris schmidtleri, Triturus vulgaris schmidtlerorum, Triturus vulgaris tataiensis, Triturus vulgaris vulgaris
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 110 mm
- Body mass
- max 3.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Clutch size
- 300–300 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6519 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6521 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6523 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 72KTZ · COL26.9