#1852 · 🐸 amphibians

Marbled Newt

🇳🇱 Marmersalamander ·Triturus marmoratus

VUvulnerable 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Samuel GUIRAUDOU · CC BY 4.0
2. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Marcel Nadal · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Roland Godon · CC BY 4.0
5. Château de Coët Caret, 44410 Herbignac, France:© Gwenaël de La Monneraye · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Maliaño, Cantabria, España:© Diego González Dopico · CC BY 4.0
7. Edifício é Ciências Veterinárias, 5000 Vila Real, Portugal:© Bruno Peixoto · CC BY 4.0
8. 77300 Fontainebleau, France:© Julien Bottinelli · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 33650 Saucats, France:© cecilemagis · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 23460 Royère-de-Vassivière, France:© ThéoUlv · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The marbled newt ( Triturus marmoratus ) is a mainly terrestrial newt native to Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 3iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,035iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

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 3 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #18 most seen of the amphibians in NL.
6,035 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pierre André Latreille in 1800 (226 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.