Smooth Newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilySalamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)
- GenusLissotriton
- SpeciesLissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 8 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 11 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Smooth Newt in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Smooth Newt sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Smooth Newt in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Smooth Newt in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.