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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 ...
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 ...
(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
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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.
The location of the ponds where they breed affects the time when T. carnifex enters the water. [2] T. carnifex prefers living in deep water since it is a nektonic species: it swims freely and is independent of currents. [3] The absence of predatory fish may also explain why T. carnifex is inclined to ponds, rather than other larger bodies of ...
Lissotriton is a genus of newts native to Europe and parts of Asia Minor.As most other newts, they are aquatic as larvae and during breeding time but live in terrestrial, humid environments over the rest of the season.