Carpathian newt
Lissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
The carpathian newt (Lissotriton montandoni) is a species in the family Salamandridae, order Caudata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the carpathian newt
- Weight
- 2.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 10 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropods, vertebratessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 250src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the carpathian newt live?
Not recorded
What is the carpathian newt?
The Carpathian newt, or Montandon's newt, (Lissotriton montandoni) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
The total length of adults of this species is around 10 cm. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the carpathian newt endangered?
The carpathian 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 carpathian newt classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae
- genusLissotriton
- SpeciesLissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
Synonyms Diemictylus montandoni, Lophinus montandoni, Molge montandonii, Triton montandoni, Triturus montandoni
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Montandon’s newtEnglish
- čolek karpatskýCzech
- KarpatenmolchGerman
- Tritón de los CárpatosSpanish
- karpaattienmanteriFinnish
- Triton de MontandonFrench
- Triton des CarpatesFrench
- kárpáti gőteHungarian
- Tritone dei CarpaziItalian
- Tritone di MontandonItalian
- キバライモリJapanese
- KarpatenwatersalamanderDutch
- KarpatensalamanderDutch
- Traszka KarpackaPolish
- Tritão-dos-cárpatosPortuguese
- Triton carpaticRomanian
- Карпатский тритонRussian
- Karpatskii TritonRussian
- Mlok karpatskýSlovak
- Тритон карпатськийUkrainian
Relatives of the carpathian newt
Other species in the same genus Lissotriton.
Smooth newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
Palmate newt
Lissotriton helveticus
Bosca's newt
Lissotriton boscai
Italian newt
Lissotriton italicus
Greek newt
Lissotriton graecus
Algarve newt
Lissotriton maltzani
CompareCarpathian newt vs Smooth newtCarpathian newt vs Palmate newtCarpathian newt vs Bosca's newtCarpathian newt vs Italian newt
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the carpathian newt?
An adult carpathian newt weighs 2.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the carpathian newt endangered?
The carpathian newt is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the carpathian newt eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods and vertebrates.
What kind of animal is the carpathian newt?
The carpathian newt (Lissotriton montandoni) 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
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