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Italian crested newt

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q660346
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Italian crested newt

Summary

Italian crested newt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Italian crested newt's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Italian crested newt is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Italian crested newt's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Italian crested newt is classified within Triturus[6].
  • Italian crested newt's scientific name is Triturus carnifex[7].
  • Italian crested newt's Commons category is recorded as Triturus carnifex[8].
  • Italian crested newt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triturus carnifex[9].
  • Italian crested newt's Commons gallery is recorded as Triturus carnifex[10].
  • Italian crested newt's taxon synonym is recorded as Triton cristatus platycephalus[11].
  • Italian crested newt's taxon synonym is recorded as Triton cristatus meridionalis[12].
  • Italian crested newt's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. carnifex'}[13].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Italian Crested Newt'}[14].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čolek dravý'}[15].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'italiaanse kamsalamander'}[16].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'triton crêté italien'}[17].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'italian crested newt'}[18].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki pupek'}[19].
  • Italian crested newt's Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic is recorded as endangered[20].
  • Italian crested newt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Italian crested newt is Triturus carnifex[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Triturus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Italian Crested Newt'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'čolek dravý'}[15], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'italiaanse kamsalamander'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'triton crêté italien'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki pupek'}[19].

Identifiers

Italian crested newt's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27717[22]. Italian crested newt's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8326[23]. Italian crested newt's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 330755[24]. Italian crested newt's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431887[25]. Italian crested newt's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668400[26].

Why It Matters

Italian crested newt ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Triton cristatus platycephalus, Triton cristatus meridionalis
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → endangered
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