#1876 · 🐸 amphibians

Iberian Ribbed Newt

🇳🇱 Ribbensalamander ·Pleurodeles waltl

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Luís Lourenço · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © J. Gállego · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Roberto Sindaco · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © franciscodocampo · CC BY 4.0
5. © davidsanchez99 · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © moroccoherps · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. Córdoba, ES-AN, ES:© Goro Saber Animal · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Sáfí, Maroko:© Andrej Funk · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Jaén, ES-AN, ES:© Diego González Dopico · CC BY 4.0
10. 6000 Castelo Branco, Portugal:© João Esteves · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Iberian ribbed newt or Spanish ribbed newt ( Pleurodeles waltl ) is a newt endemic to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. It is the largest European newt species and it is also known for its sharp ribs which can puncture through its sides, and as such is also called the sharp-ribbed newt. This species should not be confused with the different species with similar common name, the Iberian (mostly Portuguese) newt ( Lissotriton boscai ).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,234iNaturalist 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.
2,234 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Karl Michahelles in 1830 (196 years ago).