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Pyrenean Newt

Calotriton asper

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 8, February 3, March 1, April 9, May 13, June 35, July 65, August 42, September 27, October 8, November 2, December 3.
Spain216
France197
Aragón109
Nouvelle-Aquitaine100
Occitanie97
Cataluña/Catalunya85
Comunidad Foral de Navarra22

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
GenusEuropean Brook Newts · Calotriton

Sources

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