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title: "Traszka grzebieniasta"
description: "Triturus cristatus — Płazy. The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/great-crested-newt
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Traszka grzebieniasta

> Triturus cristatus — Płazy. The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia.

- Scientific name: *Triturus cristatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Płazy)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 7550
- Wikidata: [Q138539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138539)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27718)

## Names

- en: Great Crested Newt
- de: Nördlicher Kammmolch
- es: Tritón Crestado del Norte
- fr: Triton crêté
- nl: Kamsalamander
- pt: Tritão-de-crista
- pl: Traszka grzebieniasta

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1441), DE (1393), DK (1288), FR (874), RU (605), PL (359), CZ (214), SE (210), LT (134), UA (131), RO (115), NL (71)

## Summary

The northern crested newt, great crested newt or warty newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt species native to Great Britain, northern and central continental Europe and parts of Western Siberia. It is a large newt, with females growing up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long. Its back and sides are dark brown, while the belly is yellow to orange with dark blotches. During the breeding season, males develop a conspicuous jagged crest on their back and tail.
The northern crested newt spends most of the year on land, primarily in wooded areas of the lowlands. In spring, it moves to aquatic breeding sites, mainly larger fish-free ponds…

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

## Photo

![Traszka grzebieniasta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-crested-newt/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Pritchard · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78323534

## Machine access

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