Marbled newt
Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)
The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) is a species in the family Salamandridae, order Caudata. Recorded adults weigh about 9.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the marbled newt
- Weight
- 9.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 16 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 25 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 200 – 400src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the marbled newt live?
Not recorded
What is the marbled newt?
The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) is a mainly terrestrial newt native to western Europe. They are found in the Iberian Peninsula and France, where they typically inhabit mountainous areas.
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Is the marbled newt endangered?
The marbled newt is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the marbled newt classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae
- genusTriturus
- SpeciesTriturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800)
Synonyms Hemisalamandra marmorata, Molge blasiusi, Molge marmorata, Pyronicia marmorata, Salamandra elegans, Salamandra marbree, Salamandra marmorata, Salamandra variegata, Triton blasii, Triton gesneri, Triton marmoratus, Triton trouessarti, Triturus blasii, Triturus marmoratus marmoratus
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- نيوط رخاميArabic
- guardafontes amarmoláuAsturian
- tritó verdCatalan
- čolek mramorovanýCzech
- MarmorsalamanderDanish
- MarmormolchGerman
- Tritón JaspeadoSpanish
- MarmorimanteriFinnish
- Triton marbréFrench
- Triton marbré (Le)French
- Tritón marmoradoGalician
- Pintafontes verdeGalician
- márványos gőteHungarian
- Tritone marmoratoItalian
- マダライモリJapanese
- 대리석영원Korean
- MarmersalamanderDutch
- traszka marmurkowaPolish
- Tritão-marmoradoPortuguese
- Tritão-marmoreadoPortuguese
- tritão-verdePortuguese
- Мраморный тритонRussian
- marmorirani pupekSlovenian
- marmorvesilikroot
- tritone marmorizzatoroot
- uhandre marmolairearoot
- 理紋歐螈Chinese
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Relatives of the marbled newt
Other species in the same genus Triturus.
Northern crested newt
Triturus cristatus
Southern crested newt
Triturus karelinii
Italian crested newt
Triturus carnifex
Danube crested newt
Triturus dobrogicus
Southern marbled newt
Triturus pygmaeus
Macedonian crested newt
Triturus macedonicus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the marbled newt?
An adult marbled newt weighs 9.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the marbled newt endangered?
The marbled newt is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What does the marbled newt eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the marbled newt?
The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) 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
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