Smooth newt
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| Species: | L. vulgaris
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| Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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L. vulgaris ampelensis | |
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Triturus vulgaris | |
The Smooth Newt is a species of newts. They are also known as the Common Newt. It is the most common newt species of the Lissotriton genus of amphibians. They live in Europe, southern France and the Iberian peninsula.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "BBC: Nature: Smooth Newt". Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
Other websites
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Media related to Triturus vulgaris at Wikimedia Commons
