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Smooth Newt

Amphibians

The smooth newt is among the most widespread and common newts in Europe, ranging from the British Isles across most of the continent and into parts of western Asia. It is olive-brown to gray above with a paler, spotted underside, and breeding males develop a low, continuously wavy crest running from head to tail along with a spotted throat that females lack. It breeds in a wide variety of still-water habitats, including garden ponds, ditches, and temporary pools, and spends the non-breeding months on land sheltering under logs, stones, and leaf litter, often some distance from water. Its broad tolerance of different pond types and its ability to persist even in small, disturbed, or artificial water bodies has helped keep it common where many other amphibians have declined.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Scientific Name

Lissotriton vulgaris 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Smooth Newt (Wikidata)

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Source Wikipedia: Smooth Newt

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Smooth Newt

Wikipedia

Lead section
Their diet consists mainly of invertebrates such as insects and earthworms and they are mainly preyed upon by fish, birds and snakes.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 330195
It is widespread in Europe and parts of Asia, and has also been introduced to Australia.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Lake, Habitat and ecology
These sites can range in size from small puddles to larger ponds or shallow parts of lakes.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Smooth Newt (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q215247 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Salamandridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Salamandridae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 383

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Caudata","family":"Salamandridae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Newts And Salamanders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Tritones Y Salamandras","language":"ES"},{"name":"Tritons Et Salamandres","language":"FR"},{"name":"蝾螈科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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