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Basic information
Tylototriton verrucosus
Crocodile Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusCrocodile newts
- Czech name
- Trnočolek bradavčitý
- English name
- Crocodile Newt
- Alternative names
- Crocodile Salamander, Himalayan Crocodile Newt, Himalayan Newt, Himalayan Salamander, Longchuan Crocodile Newt, Orange-warted Salamander, Red Knobby Newt, Verrucose Crocodile Newt, Yunnan Crocodile Newt, Yunnan Newt
- Synonyms
- Glossolega verrucosa, Pleurodeles verrucosus, Triturus verrucosus, Tylotriton verrucosus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 165 mm
- Body mass
- max 29.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 11 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.5–4 years
- Clutch size
- 26–60 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6566 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7DBJZ · COL26.9