Italian crested newt

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q660346
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Summary

Italian crested newt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 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 T. carnifex[13].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as Italian Crested Newt[14].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as čolek dravý[15].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as italiaanse kamsalamander[16].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as triton crêté italien[17].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as italian crested newt[18].
  • Italian crested newt is commonly known as 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 Italian Crested Newt[14], čolek dravý[15], italiaanse kamsalamander[16], triton crêté italien[17], and 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 (46 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 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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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. 6w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66854
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  2. 8w 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
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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