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Lissotriton helveticus (Palmate Newt)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) is a species of newt found in most of Western Europe, including Great Britain. It is protected by law in all countries where it occurs, and is thought to be extremely rare to endangered in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and vulnerable in Spain and Poland, but common elsewhere.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
29
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.67
EDGE Score: 2.62
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.74 inches (9.5 cm)
Litter Size [1]  460
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  11 years
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Adult Weight [1]  1.8 grams
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

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Ecosystems

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mediterranean Basin Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey No

Prey / Diet

Acilius sulcatus[2]
Dytiscus marginalis (Predaceous diving beetle)[2]
Rana temporaria (European frog)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Anax imperator (Emperor Dragonfly )[2]
Dolomedes fimbriatus (Raft Spider)[2]
Dytiscus marginalis (Predaceous diving beetle)[2]
Nepa cinerea (Water Scorpion)[2]
Notonecta glauca (Water boatman)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Amphibiocapillaria tritioniscristati <Unverified Name>[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Ecology of Commanster
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0