#1898 · 🐸 amphibians

Portuguese Smooth Newt

Lissotriton maltzani

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Wouter Beukema · CC BY 4.0
2. © Karim Chouchane · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © buggybu · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal:© Rita Brito · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Quinta de Cima do Palácio do Marquês de Pombal:© margarida prado · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Loulé, Portugal:© jmneiva · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 2565 Maxial, Portugal:© Mateus Godinho · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Caldas de Monchique, 8550 Monchique, Portugal:© Miguel Branco Joaquim · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Benfica, Lisboa, Portugal:© Guilherme Ramos · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. São Brás de Alportel, Portugal:© jmneiva · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Lissotriton is a genus of newts native to Europe and parts of Asia Minor. As most other newts, they are aquatic as larvae and during breeding time but live in terrestrial, humid habitats over the rest of the season.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 355iNaturalist 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).