Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
Great crested newts are Britain’s largest newt species. Although now afforded some legal protection in the UK, populations have declined over recent years as a result of the destruction and fragmentation of their habitat
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About the Great crested newt
The Great Crested Newt, also called Northern Crested Newt or Warty Newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia.
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Scientific Classification
Order: Salamander (Caudata)
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Triturus
Species: Great Crested Newt (cristatus)
Common Names
- Northern crested newt
- Warty newt
The Great crested newt is
Adaptation data provided by Animal Diversity Web
Where can I see them?
They can be found in the following habitats:
Conservation Status
The Great crested newt is Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
- EX - Extinct
- EW
- CR - Threatened
- EN - Threatened
- VU - Threatened
- NT
- LC - Least concern
Population trend: Decreasing
Year assessed: 2008
Elsewhere on the web
- Great crested newt - Triturus cristatus (arkive.org)
- Triturus cristatus (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- Frog life: Great crested newt handbook in pdf (froglife.org)
- Great crested newt identification (herpetofauna.co.uk)
- Natural England: great crested newt fact file (plantpress.com)
- Great Crested Newt (wikipedia.org)
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