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Palmate Newt

Lissotriton helveticus

The Palmate Newt is a small, friendly creature that loves to swim and explore ponds. With its bright colors and wiggly tail, it's a fun animal to watch in the water!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Palmate Newt has a slender, brownish body with a yellowish to orange belly, often dotted with small dark spots. Breeding males develop distinct webbed hind feet and a thin filament extending from their tail, making them easily distinguishable from other newt species.

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Palmate Newt
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Palmate Newt

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female newts are very careful, laying each tiny egg individually on a leaf.

Males grow special 'palms' on their feet only when they are looking for a mate!

Palmate Newts can live almost their entire life in or very close to water!

They spend cold winters hibernating in cozy log piles or hidden underground!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Breathing Skin

Palmate Newt can breathe underwater through its permeable skin, helping it absorb oxygen directly from the water.

Fähigkeit

Amazing Regeneration

Palmate Newt has the incredible ability to regrow lost limbs, tails, and even eye parts, helping it survive injuries.

Fähigkeit

Breeding Transformation

Palmate Newt males grow webbed hind feet and a tail filament during breeding season that helps them swim and attract mates.

Maße und Details

Länge
7-10 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.005 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
0.1 km/h
Gelegegröße
100-400
Metamorphose
60-120 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These newts feast on small insects, larvae, and tiny water creatures like aquatic worms.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat microscopic aquatic organisms; adults hunt larger invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insect larvae
  • Daphnia
  • Small worms
  • Slugs
  • Springtails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Mosquito Larva

Culex pipiens

A primary food source for newt larvae and adults.

eats

Water Flea

Daphnia magna

Tiny crustaceans, an important food for young newts.

eaten by

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

An opportunistic predator of adult newts and juveniles.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Fish preying on newt larvae and sometimes adults.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching any animals, even newts!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Palmate Newt?

7-10 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Palmate Newt?

0.002-0.005 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Palmate Newt?

6-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Palmate Newt?

0.1 km/h

Was frisst Palmate Newt?

These newts feast on small insects, larvae, and tiny water creatures like aquatic worms.

Wo findet man Palmate Newt normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Palmate Newt?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Palmate Newt?

100-400

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