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Smooth Newt

Lissotriton vulgaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
7 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) is a species of newt. It is widespread in Europe and parts of Asia, and has also been introduced to Australia. Individuals are brown with a spotted underside that ranges in colour from orange to white. They reach an average length of 8–11 cm (3.1–4.3 in), with males being larger than females. The newts' skins are dry and velvety when they are living on land, but become smooth when they migrate into the water to breed. Males develop a more vivid colour pattern and a conspicuous skin seam (crest) on their back during the breeding season. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Newt sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Palmate Newt
LC

Palmate Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Lissotriton helveticus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
6 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
7 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
8 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
9 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
10 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
11 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smooth Newt in Cairngorms National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Newt sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smooth Newt in Cairngorms National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Smooth Newt in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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