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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 13-17 cm
Peso: 0.01-0.03 kg
Esperanza de vida: 8-15 años
Top Speed: 1.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 150-400
Metamorfosis: 90-120 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat microscopic aquatic prey, while adults hunt larger insects and worms.

Alimentos principales

Insects
Worms
Slugs
Snails
Tadpoles
Small crustaceans

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

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.