Iberian Ribbed Newt
Pleurodeles waltl
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
The Iberian ribbed newt, also known commonly as the Spanish ribbed newt and gallipato in Spanish, is a species of salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae of the family Salamandridae. The species is native to the central and southern Iberian Peninsula and northern Morocco. It is the largest European newt species. It is known for its defense mechanisms where their sharp ribs puncture through its sides when in a defensive state, and as such is also called the sharp-ribbed newt and the sharp-ribbed salamander.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Pleurodeles