Name
Pleurodeles waltl
Iberian ribbed newt, gallipato, Spanish ribbed newt
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Pleurodeles
Species: waltl
Habitat
Streams, slow-flowing brooks and also ponds, cisterns and more or less permanent pools.
Feeding
Carnivorous. Feeds in water on a wide variety of invertebrates.
Distribution
Iberian Peninsula (except north) and Morocco
Conservation status
Near Threatened (NT), with declining population trend
Additional information
Very flattened head. Colouring variable, from uniform to mottled. On each side a row of 8 to 10 orange spots is visible, coinciding with the ends of the ribs.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Pleguezuelos J. M., R. Márquez y M. Lizana, (eds.) 2002. Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza-Asociación Herpetológica Española (2ª impresión), Madrid, 587 pp. - Salvador, A. (2015). Gallipato - Pleurodeles waltl. En: Enciclopedia Virtual de los Vertebrados Españoles. Salvador, A., Martínez-Solano, I. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. - Salvador A., Pleguezuelos J. M., Reques R. 2021. Guía de los Anfibios y Reptiles de España. Asociación Herpetológica Española. 345 pp. ISBN: 9788492199976