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Iberian Ribbed Newt

Pleurodeles waltl

2,238 observations in the source records

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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 31, February 85, March 83, April 86, May 60, June 34, July 15, August 5, September 17, October 64, November 75, December 27.
Spain582
Portugal523
Comunidad de Madrid196
Andalucía155
ÉVORA125
Extremadura92
FARO76
BEJA69
Castilla y León64
Castilla-La Mancha50

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
GenusRibbed Newts · Pleurodeles

Sources

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