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Basic information
Triturus pygmaeus
Pygmy Marbled Newt
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderSalamanders
FamilyTrue salamanders and newts
GenusCrested newts
- Czech name
- Čolek portugalský
- English name
- Pygmy Marbled Newt
- Alternative names
- Southern Marbled Newt
- Synonyms
- Triton marmoratus pygmaea, Triturus marmoratus pygmaeus, Triturus pygmaeus lusitanicus, Triturus pygmaeus pygmaus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 120 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Vertebrates
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–2 years
- Clutch size
- 150–150 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf6560 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 595FX · COL26.9