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The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long. Its back and sides are dark brown, while the belly is yellow to orange with dark ...
The crested newts are believed to have originated in the Balkans [26] and radiated in a brief time interval between 11.5 and 8 mya: First, the Balkan–Asian group (the Anatolian, Balkan and southern crested newt) branched off from the other crested newts, probably in a vicariance event caused by the separation of the Balkan and Anatolian land ...
Newts are semiaquatic, spending part of the year in the water for reproduction and the rest of the year on land. While most species prefer stagnant water bodies such as ponds, ditches, or flooded meadows for reproduction, some species such as the Danube crested newt can also occur in slow-flowing rivers.
Measuring 13 to 15 centimetres (5.1 to 5.9 in) long in total, sometimes up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in) in females, [9]: 345 the Danube crested newt is the smallest crested newt species. It has a more slender, elongate body than the other species, well adapted to swimming, with a narrow head and relatively short limbs.
The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. Habitat. Triturus carnifex is found in parts of the Balkans and Italy.
The orange-bellied amphibians breed in ponds during spring and can live for up to 15 years.
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; Banded newt, Ommatotriton ophryticus (Caucasus, Turkey) [2] [3] NT
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