Bosca's newt
Lissotriton boscai (Lataste in Tourneville, 1879)
The bosca's newt (Lissotriton boscai) is a species in the family Salamandridae, order Caudata. Recorded adults weigh about 1.77 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the bosca's newt
- Weight
- 1.77 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 10 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8 years
- Main food
- arthropods, leaves, vertebratessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 250src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the bosca's newt live?
Not recorded
What is the bosca's newt?
Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.
From the Wikipedia article “Bosca's newt” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosca%27s_newt&oldid=1354931924), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the bosca's newt endangered?
The bosca's newt is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the bosca's newt classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae
- genusLissotriton
- SpeciesLissotriton boscai (Lataste in Tourneville, 1879)
Synonyms Lophinus boscai, Molge boscae, Pelonectes boscai, Triton boscae, Triton boscai, Triton palmatus boscai, Triturus boscai
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- Iberian newtEnglish
- Iberian newtEnglish
- guardafontes ibéricuAsturian
- Tritó ibèricCatalan
- čolek iberskýCzech
- Boscas VandsalamanderDanish
- Spanischer WassermolchGerman
- Boscas WassermolchGerman
- Tritón IbéricoSpanish
- iberianmanteriFinnish
- Triton de BoscaFrench
- Tritón comúnGalician
- spanyol gőteHungarian
- tritone di BoscáItalian
- ボスカイモリJapanese
- 이베리아영원Korean
- Spaanse watersalamanderDutch
- Iberische WatersalamanderDutch
- Traszka portugalskaPolish
- Tritão-de-ventre-laranjaPortuguese
- Испанский тритонRussian
- spansk vattensroot
- espanjanvesiliskoroot
- hispaania vesilikroot
- tritón de Boscároot
Relatives of the bosca's newt
Other species in the same genus Lissotriton.
Smooth newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
Palmate newt
Lissotriton helveticus
Carpathian newt
Lissotriton montandoni
Italian newt
Lissotriton italicus
Greek newt
Lissotriton graecus
Algarve newt
Lissotriton maltzani
CompareBosca's newt vs Smooth newtBosca's newt vs Palmate newtBosca's newt vs Carpathian newtBosca's newt vs Italian newt
Common questions
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How big is the bosca's newt?
An adult bosca's newt weighs 1.77 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bosca's newt endangered?
The bosca's newt is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the bosca's newt eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods, leaves and vertebrates.
What kind of animal is the bosca's newt?
The bosca's newt (Lissotriton boscai) belongs to the family Salamandridae in the order Caudata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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