#1842 · 🐸 amphibians

Great Crested Newt

🇳🇱 Kamsalamander ·Triturus cristatus

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Alexandre Roux · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Alexandre Roux · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Ina Siebert · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Babbling Birder · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Dr. Sven Gippner · CC BY 4.0
7. Gelderland, NL:© Zhaoqi Leng · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Gelderland, NL:© Zhaoqi Leng · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Netherlands:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Noord-Brabant, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The northern crested newt , also known as the great crested newt or warty newt ( Triturus cristatus ) is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia.

base stats

NL sightings 72iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,719iNaturalist 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

Spotted 72 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #8 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
7,719 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768 (258 years ago).
Dutch status: Dutch crested newt populations have been in decline since the 1950's. Habitat loss (loss of water habitats and of forest- and extensive agricultural habitats) and fungal disease are the main culprits..

fact sheet

English: Great Crested Newt
Nederlands: Kamsalamander
scientific name: Triturus cristatus
class: Amphibia
order: Caudata
family: Salamandridae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
Dutch status: Dutch crested newt populations have been in decline since the 1950's. Habitat loss (loss of water habitats and of forest- and extensive agricultural habitats) and fungal disease are the main culprits.
sightings in NL: 72
sightings in Europe: 7,205
sightings worldwide: 7,719
GBIF records in NL: 18,875
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1768 by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti