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title: "Tritón Crestado Italiano"
description: "Triturus carnifex — Anfibios. The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/italian-crested-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tritón Crestado Italiano

> Triturus carnifex — Anfibios. The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae.

- Scientific name: *Triturus carnifex*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 4739
- Wikidata: [Q660346](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660346)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27717](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27717)

## Names

- en: Italian Crested Newt
- de: Alpen-Kammmolch
- es: Tritón Crestado Italiano
- fr: Triton bourreau
- nl: Italiaanse kamsalamander
- pt: Tritão-de-crista-italiano

## Countries with the most observations

IT (2506), AT (1075), SI (110), HR (31), CH (29), HU (20), PT (18), DE (17), CZ (14), FR (10)

## Summary

The Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_crested_newt

## Photo

![Tritón Crestado Italiano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/italian-crested-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Konrad J. Hammerl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285910404

## Machine access

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