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Lissotriton

The Lissotriton, also known as the smooth newt, is a small, colorful amphibian that loves to swim and explore ponds. They have smooth skin and can be found in gardens and wetlands.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Lissotriton is a small newt, typically brownish-green with a bright yellow or orange belly, often dotted with dark spots. During breeding, males develop a distinct wavy crest along their backs and tails. Its smooth, moist skin helps differentiate it from rough-skinned toads.

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Lissotriton

Categoría

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Baby newts, called larvae, use feathery gills to breathe underwater, totally different from adults!

Each female newt can carefully lay hundreds of tiny eggs, one by one, on underwater leaves!

Male newts grow amazing wavy crests during springtime to attract mates!

When cold, newts can hibernate in mud or under logs until warmer weather returns!

Habilidades especiales

Lissotriton can regrow lost limbs, parts of their tail, jaws, or even eyes because of special stem cells.

Lissotriton has skin glands that produce mild toxins, helping them deter hungry predators that might try to eat them.

Lissotriton can absorb oxygen directly through their moist skin, which helps them breathe underwater or on land.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 6-11 cm
Peso: 0.002-0.01 kg
Esperanza de vida: 6-10 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 100-300
Metamorfosis: 60-90 días

Dieta y alimentación

Lissotriton are little hunters, feasting on small creepy-crawlies both in water and on land!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae primarily eat aquatic invertebrates like water fleas; adults consume a broader range of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

insect larvae
small snails
slugs
worms
water fleas
amphipods

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

often preys on adult newts.

eats

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

ducks can consume newts in ponds.

hunts

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

dragonfly larvae prey on newt larvae.

eats

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

newts eat these worms on land.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.