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 Wadden Sea 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Smooth Newt sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 177 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Smooth Newt in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Smooth Newt in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.