(Great or Northern) Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus

39,193Records since 2000

MayPeak month

96Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan124

Feb325

Mar2,702

Apr11,474

May15,902

Jun5,135

Jul560

Aug501

Sep577

Oct435

Nov124

Dec89

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Kent	England	2,134
2	Oxfordshire	England	1,665
3	Cambridgeshire	England	1,414
4	Worcestershire	England	1,375
5	Essex	England	1,148
6	Northamptonshire	England	1,053
7	Cheshire East	England	886
8	Gloucestershire	England	789
9	North Yorkshire	England	756
10	Suffolk	England	752
11	Norfolk	England	638
12	Milton Keynes	England	570
13	Nottinghamshire	England	562
14	Powys	Wales	559
15	Telford and Wrekin	England	527

35,611 England483 Scotland3,029 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 96 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 39,193
Peak month: May
Counties with records: 96
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Triturus cristatus
Also known as: Great crested newt
Group: Amphibians
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 39,205
Most recorded in: Kent, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Worcestershire, Essex, Northamptonshire, Cheshire East, Gloucestershire, North Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Milton Keynes +35
Conservation designations: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Triturus
Name with authority: Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768)
Described: 1768
Contributing datasets: 34