#1870 · 🐸 amphibians

Bosca's newt

🇳🇱 Spaanse watersalamander ·Lissotriton boscai

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Vania · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © jonatan_antunez · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © davidchas · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Sergio Ibarra · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © José F. F. · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Voces:© Cesar Pollo · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. La Coruña, España:© Noelia Figueroa · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España:© Lucas Fernández · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Aceituna, Caceres, ES:© Markel Ricondo · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Cáceres, España:© Juan Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Boscá's newt ( Lissotriton boscai , formerly Triturus boscai ), also known as the Iberian newt , is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,647iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,647 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Fernand Lataste in 1879 (147 years ago).