Palmate Newt
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Palmate Newt

Lissotriton helveticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
3 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) is a species of newt found in Western Europe, from Great Britain to the northern Iberian Peninsula. It is 5–9.5 cm (2.0–3.7 in) long and olive or brown with some dark spots. The underside is yellow to orange, and the throat, unlike in the similar smooth newt, always unspotted. A dark stripe runs along the head and through the eyes. Breeding males develop a distinct filament on the end of their tail, strongly webbed hind feet, and a low, smooth crest on their back. Habitats include forests, marshes, pastures or gardens. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Smooth Newt
LC

Smooth Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lissotriton vulgaris

10–20% · With luck
Alpine Newt

Alpine Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ichthyosaura alpestris

5–10% · With luck
🐸 No photo available
VU Endemic

Fire Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Salamandra salamandra

<5% · Rare
Great Crested Newt
LC

Great Crested Newt

Amphibian

Triturus cristatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Palmate Newt at Wadden Sea National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
6 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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