Marbled newt: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Marbled newt Triturus marmoratus Vulnerable

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 31,504 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Scientific name	Triturus marmoratus
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Salamandridae

Where does the marbled newt live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the marbled newt in 3 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: France, Spain, Portugal.

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 marbled newt endangered?

The marbled newt’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the marbled newt?

The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Salamandridae, genus Triturus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the marbled newt

The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) is a mainly terrestrial newt native to western Europe. They are found in the Iberian Peninsula and France, where they typically inhabit mountainous areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Marbled newt (revision 1347101392), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q983768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).