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!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 7-10 cm
Peso: 0.002-0.005 kg
Esperanza de vida: 6-10 años
Top Speed: 0.1 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 100-400
Metamorfosis: 60-120 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat microscopic aquatic organisms; adults hunt larger invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

Insect larvae
Daphnia
Small worms
Slugs
Springtails

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Pies palmeados

Se caracteriza por tener los dedos conectados por una membrana, lo que generalmente ayuda a nadar.

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.

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.