Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Smooth Newt)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
GenusLissotriton (a genus of amphibians)
FamilySALAMANDRIDAE (newts, salamanders)
OrderCAUDATA (newts and salamanders)
ClassAMPHIBIA (amphibians)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt) :
1: Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
8 May 2010 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Leucistic female in garden pond
Image 1: Dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - white background (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral view - white background (3)Image 4: Dorso-lateral view - white background (4)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - white background (5)Image 6: Foreparts - ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 7: Foreparts - ventral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 8: Hindparts - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 9: Hindparts - lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 10: Lateral view - white backgroundImage 11: Lateral view - white background (2)Image 12: Lateral view - white background (3)Image 13: Lateral view - white background (4)Image 14: Latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 15: Latero-dorsal view - white background (2)Image 16: Latero-dorsal view - white background (3)Image 17: Latero-dorsal view - white background (4)
2: Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
8 May 2010 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male in garden pond
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - white background (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - white background (4)Image 5: Dorsal view - white background (5)Image 6: Dorsal view - white background (6)Image 7: Dorsal view - white background (7)Image 8: Dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 9: Dorso-lateral view - white background (2)Image 10: Foot - close-upImage 11: Foreparts - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 12: Foreparts - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 13: Foreparts - lateral view - white backgroundImage 14: Foreparts - ventro-lateral view - white backgroundImage 15: Foreparts - ventro-lateral view - white background (2)Image 16: Hind foot - close-upImage 17: Hindparts - lateral view - white backgroundImage 18: Lateral view - swimming - white backgroundImage 19: Lateral view - white backgroundImage 20: Lateral view - white background (2)Image 21: Lateral view - white background (3)Image 22: Lateral view - white background (4)Image 23: Lateral view - white background (5)Image 24: Lateral view - white background (6)Image 25: Latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 26: Latero-dorsal view - white background (2)Image 27: Latero-dorsal view - white background (3)
3: Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
8 May 2010 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female in garden pond
Image 1: Dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - white background (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - white background (4)Image 5: Dorsal view - white background (5)Image 6: Dorsal view - white background (6)Image 7: Dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 8: Foreparts - ventral view - white backgroundImage 9: Lateral view - swimming - white backgroundImage 10: Lateral view - tail raised - white backgroundImage 11: Lateral view - white backgroundImage 12: Latero-dorsal view - white background
4: Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt)
14 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
leucistic specimen in garden pond . Photos: Leucistic individual, photographed in plastic box
Image 1: Lateral view - in plastic boxImage 2: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic boxImage 3: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (2)Image 4: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (3)Image 5: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (4)Image 6: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (5)Image 7: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (6)Image 8: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (7)Image 9: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (8)Image 10: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (9)Image 11: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (10)Image 12: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (11)Image 13: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (12)Image 14: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (13)Image 15: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (14)Image 16: Leucistic - dorsal view - in plastic box (15)Image 17: Leucistic - lateral view - in plastic boxImage 18: Leucistic - lateral view - in plastic box (2)Image 19: Leucistic - lateral view - in plastic box (3)Image 20: Leucistic - lateral view - in plastic box (4)

Lissotriton vulgaris (Smooth Newt) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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