Salamandridae Triturus carnifex Triturus dobrogicus
Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)
Great Crested Newt, Northern Crested Newt, Crested Newt
T. cristatus (© Jeroen Speybroeck)

Adult (male), Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 24, 2007
(Photo by Jeroen Speybroeck, Herpetofauna of Europe)
T. cristatus (© Lars Bergendorf)

Adult (male), Skåne, Sweden, April 1998
(Photo by Lars Bergendorf, club100.net)
T. cristatus (© Jens Christian Schou)

Adult (male), Helgenęs, Djursland, Denmark, April 20, 2004
(Photo by Jens Christian Schou, Denmark, Fra min skitseblok)
T. cristatus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (female), Verbois (Annecy), France
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. cristatus (© Jens Christian Schou)

Adult (female), Helgenęs, Djursland, Denmark, April 20, 2004
(Photo by Jens Christian Schou, Denmark, Fra min skitseblok)
T. cristatus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (female laying eggs), Verbois (Annecy), France
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
T. cristatus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Larva, Verbois (Annecy), France
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Distribution:
Northern and middle Europe from 60° (in Scandinavia from 67°) to the Alps, westward to middle and eastern France, eastward to central Russia
Similar species:
Triturus arntzeni (Salamandridae)
Triturus carnifex (Salamandridae)
Triturus dobrogicus (Salamandridae)
Triturus karelinii (Salamandridae)
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