Pyrenean Brook Salamander
Calotriton asper
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 405
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Pyrenean brook salamander or Pyrenean newt (Calotriton asper), (Aragonese: guardafuents pirenenco; Catalan: tritó pirinenc; Basque: uhandre piriniarra; Spanish: tritón pirenaico), is a largely aquatic species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in the Pyrenees of Andorra, France, and Spain. The IUCN lists it as least concern.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pyrenean brook salamander”.