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title: "Bosca's newt"
description: "Lissotriton boscai — Amphibians. Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bosca-s-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bosca's newt

> Lissotriton boscai — Amphibians. Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae.

- Scientific name: *Lissotriton boscai*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 3626
- Wikidata: [Q771492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771492)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64378](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64378)

## Names

- en: Bosca's newt
- de: Spanischer Wassermolch
- es: Tritón Ibérico
- fr: Triton de Bosca
- nl: Spaanse watersalamander
- pt: Tritão-ibérico
- pl: Traszka iberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2059), PT (1417)

## Summary

Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosca%27s_newt

## Photo

![Bosca's newt](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bosca-s-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Victor · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7028426

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bosca-s-newt?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).