Alpine newt

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q282715
Alpine newt
Kalmar Gabor · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Alpine newt

Summary

Alpine newt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,511 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alpine newt received the reptile/amphibian of the year[3].
  • Alpine newt's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Alpine newt is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Alpine newt's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Alpine newt is classified within Ichthyosaura[7].
  • Alpine newt's scientific name is Ichthyosaura alpestris[8].
  • Alpine newt's Commons category is recorded as Ichthyosaura alpestris[9].
  • Alpine newt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ichthyosaura alpestris[10].
  • Alpine newt's Commons gallery is recorded as Ichthyosaura alpestris[11].
  • Alpine newt's original combination is recorded as Triton alpestris[12].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tritón Alpino'}[13].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alpine Newt'}[14].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Triton alpestre'}[15].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čolek horský'}[16].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'alppivesilisko'}[17].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'guardafontes alpín'}[18].
  • Alpine newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'planinski pupek'}[19].
  • Alpine newt's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as vulnerable[20].
  • Alpine newt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alpine newt is Ichthyosaura alpestris[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Ichthyosaura[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tritón Alpino'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alpine Newt'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Triton alpestre'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čolek horský'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'alppivesilisko'}[17], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'guardafontes alpín'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 135104[22] and 480212[23]. Alpine newt's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54263[24]. Alpine newt's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 330758[25]. Alpine newt's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431783[26]. Alpine newt's ITIS TSN is recorded as 775917[27].

Why It Matters

Alpine newt ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #1,511 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Alpine newt receive?

Honors received include reptile/amphibian of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Alpine newt. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpine-newt
MLA “Alpine newt.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpine-newt.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alpine-newt_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Alpine newt}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpine-newt}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Alpine newt — https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpine-newt (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpine-newt · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic vulnerable
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Original combination Triton alpestris
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Adhibindo enlace a anwiki"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.