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title: "Alpine Newt"
description: "Mesotriton alpestris — Płazy. The alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/alpine-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alpine Newt

> Mesotriton alpestris — Płazy. The alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Mesotriton alpestris*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 18415
- iNaturalist taxon: [1633756](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1633756)

## Names

- en: Alpine Newt
- de: Bergmolch
- es: Tritón alpino
- fr: Triton alpestre

## Countries with the most observations

DE (5272), IT (2616), FR (2167), AT (1997), CH (1103), BE (895), ES (439), LU (414), CZ (367), SI (246), NL (234), RO (173)

## Summary

The alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. Adults measure 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) and are usually dark grey to blue on the back and sides, with an orange belly and throat. Males are more conspicuously coloured than the drab females, especially during breeding season.
The alpine newt occurs at high altitude as well as in the lowlands. Living mainly in forested land habitats for most of the year, the adults migrate to puddles, ponds, lakes or similar water bodies for breeding. Males court females with a ritualised display and…

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

## Photo

![Alpine Newt](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alpine-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379327853

## Machine access

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