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Alpine Newt

Ichthyosaura alpestris

109Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
24Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb7
Mar24
Apr20
May24
Jun8
Jul2
Aug1
Sep4
Oct7
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1City of Edinburgh Scotland15
2Essex England8
3Leeds England6
4Liverpool England3
5Cambridgeshire England2
6Kent England2
7Oxfordshire England2
8Dorset England2
9Worcestershire England2
10Gwynedd Wales2
11Midlothian Scotland2
12Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
13Surrey England1
14Devon England1
15North Yorkshire England1
85 England18 Scotland4 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
109
Peak month
March
Counties with records
24
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ichthyosaura alpestris
Group
Amphibians
NBN Atlas records since 2000
101
Conservation designations
Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Caudata
Family
Salamandridae
Genus
Ichthyosaura
Name with authority
Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
Described
1768

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q282715 · GBIF 2431783