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The southern marbled newt or pygmy marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae.It is found in Portugal and Spain.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, open ...
(marbled newt) 15–16 cm; stocky: Dark-spotted, reticulate or marbled on green background; sometimes fine white stippling on flanks; females often with orange-red line from back to tail: Blackish with fine white spots, but no yellow markings: Fleshy, with vertical black bars: 12 T. pygmaeus (southern or pygmy marbled newt) 10–12 cm; stocky
The marbled newt is typically found in habitats characterized by hilly and forestry terrain, away from open and exposed areas. [2] Marbled newts live in temporary habitats, such as ponds, that are subject to change depending on the climate conditions of the region. When rainfall is high and the temperature is lower, typically in the fall and ...
Southern marbled newt, Triturus pygmaeus NT (Spain and Portugal) Italian crested newt, Triturus carnifex LC; Southern crested newt, Triturus karelinii LC; Balkan crested newt, Triturus ivanbureschi (Balkans, Turkey) [2] Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus (Balkans, Turkey) [2] Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus NT
This woodland is noted for its unique pygmy forest of century-old trees in ultramafic soil, with many endangered, endemic and rare species of flora and fauna. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Mount Hamiguitan range, with an area of 6,834 hectares (68.34 km 2 ), was declared a national park and a wildlife sanctuary in 2003. [ 7 ]
The female is up to 94 millimetres (3.7 in) long and the male up to 75 millimetres (3.0 in). There are glandular ridges along the back and the skin is granular in texture when the newt is living out of water. The body is brownish, yellowish, or dull green with dark spotting. The belly is orange.
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Pygmy killer whale: Feresa attenuata J. E. Gray, 1874: Oceanic marine zone LC Unknown: Short-finned pilot whale: Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846: Oceanic marine zone LC Unknown: Risso's dolphin: Grampus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812: Oceanic marine zone LC Unknown: Fraser's dolphin: Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956: Neritic and oceanic marine ...