Marbled Newt

Triturus marmoratus

The Marbled Newt is a colorful little creature with a smooth body and lovely patterns. They are often found near water and love to hide among plants and rocks.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Marbled Newt has a stunning green body covered in irregular black marbling, making it look like a mosaic. Males develop a tall, jagged black-and-yellow crest along their back during breeding season. Its belly is typically yellow or orange with dark spots.

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Marbled Newt

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female newts carefully fold individual leaves around each egg they lay in water!

Marbled Newts spend most of their lives hidden, often only seen during breeding season!

Newly hatched newt larvae have amazing feathery gills on the outside of their heads!

These amphibians hibernate underground or under logs to safely survive cold winters.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Marbled Newts can regrow lost limbs, tails, and even parts of their brain because of special cells that helps them recover from injuries.

Marbled Newts have glands in their skin that produce a mild toxin, which helps them deter predators from eating them.

Marbled Newts can breathe through their skin in water because their skin is permeable, helping them absorb oxygen without surfacing.

Male Marbled Newts grow a spectacular, wavy crest during breeding season that helps them attract females with an impressive display.

Maße und Details

Länge: 13-17 cm
Gewicht: 0.01-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung: 8-15 Jahre
Top Speed: 1.5 km/h
Gelegegröße: 150-400
Metamorphose: 90-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Marbled Newts are hunters that eat small creatures they find both in water and on land!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat microscopic aquatic prey, while adults hunt larger insects and worms.

Hauptnahrung

Insects
Worms
Slugs
Snails
Tadpoles
Small crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

common earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Adult newts forage for these worms on land.

eats

common mosquito

Culex pipiens

Newts and their larvae consume mosquito larvae in water.

eaten by

grass snake

Natrix natrix

Grass snakes are a key predator of newts near water.

eaten by

grey heron

Ardea cinerea

Herons opportunistically prey on newts found in ponds.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.