Iberian ribbed newt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Iberian ribbed newt lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pleurodeles waltl
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Salamandridae

Where does the Iberian ribbed newt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Iberian ribbed newt in 3 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Iberian ribbed newt endangered?

The Iberian ribbed newt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Iberian ribbed newt?

The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Salamandridae, genus Pleurodeles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Iberian ribbed newt

The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl), also known commonly as the Spanish ribbed newt and gallipato in Spanish, is a species of salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae of the family Salamandridae. The species is native to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and northern Morocco. It is the largest European newt species. It is known for its defense mechanisms where their sharp ribs puncture through its sides when in a defensive state, and as such is also called the sharp-ribbed newt and the sharp-ribbed salamander.

This species should not be confused with a different species with a similar common name, the Iberian newt (Lissotriton boscai).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Iberian ribbed newt (revision 1371021780), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q534989 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).