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Italian Crested Newt

Triturus carnifex

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 22, February 45, March 166, April 263, May 388, June 373, July 124, August 95, September 63, October 61, November 43, December 15.
Italy1,658
Nord-Ovest937
Austria821
Centro453
Steiermark436
Niederösterreich182
Nord-Est178
Burgenland100
Sud90
Slovenia66

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderSalamanders · Caudata
FamilyNewts · Salamandridae
GenusCrested and Marbled Newts · Triturus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Italian Crested Newt with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.