Southern crested newt

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q728605
Southern crested newt
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Southern crested newt

Summary

Southern crested newt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern crested newt's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Southern crested newt is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Southern crested newt's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Southern crested newt is classified within Triturus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Southern crested newt is Triturus karelinii[7].
  • Southern crested newt's Commons category is recorded as Triturus karelinii[8].
  • Southern crested newt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triturus karelinii[9].
  • Southern crested newt's Commons gallery is recorded as Triturus karelinii[10].
  • Southern crested newt's original combination is recorded as Triton karelinii[11].
  • Southern crested newt's short name is recorded as T. karelinii[12].
  • Southern crested newt is commonly known as Southern Crested Newt[13].

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Classification

Southern crested newt's scientific name is Triturus karelinii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Triturus[6]. It is commonly known as Southern Crested Newt[13].

Identifiers

Southern crested newt's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27723[14]. Southern crested newt's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8325[15]. Southern crested newt's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1048229[16]. Southern crested newt's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431890[17]. Southern crested newt's ITIS TSN is recorded as 668405[18].

Why It Matters

Southern crested newt ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66859
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    Instance of → taxon
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