Genus

Smooth Newts

Lissotriton

4 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderCaudata (Salamanders)
FamilySalamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)
GenusLissotriton (Smooth Newts)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lissotriton helveticus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lissotriton boscai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lissotriton vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lissotriton montandoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Smooth Newts

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~50%
	Palmate Newt			~50%
2	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~40%
	Palmate Newt			~30%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
3	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~40%
	Bosca's newt			~40%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~30%
	Palmate Newt			~20%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Palmate Newt			~30%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Palmate Newt			~30%
7	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
8	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~20%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
	Palmate Newt			Insufficient data
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
12	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	~20%
	Carpathian Newt			Insufficient data
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
13	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
14	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
15	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Palmate Newt			~10%
16	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
17	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
18	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Bosca's newt			Insufficient data
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Bosca's newt			Insufficient data

Smooth Newts

Species in this group

Palmate Newt

Bosca's newt

Smooth Newt

Carpathian Newt

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Smooth Newts

Parks Ranked