Lissotriton vulgaris
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Caudata
Salamandridae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Lissotriton vulgaris. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Lissotriton+vulgaris on 31-08-2025.

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Bibliography
1 references found for Lissotriton vulgaris

Management information
General information
Dubey S, Lavanchy G, Thiébaud J, Dufresnes C (2019) Herps without borders: a new newt case and a review of transalpine alien introductions in western Europe. Amphibia-Reptilia 40 (1): 13-27.
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DD
Lissotriton vulgaris
Date assessed
2020-09-01
Year published
2021
Eicat category
DD (Data Deficient)
Justification for EICAT assessment


No impacts on a native population are reported. Several subspecies of the Lissotriton vulgaris species complex might be able to hybridise, but this is so far only a hypothesis.
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Countries of most severe impact
Switzerland
Description of impacts
Assessor
James Baxter-Gilbert; Sabrina Kumschick
Contributors
John Measey; Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; Corey Thorp; Alexander D. Rebelo; Giovanni Vimercati; Sarah J. Davies; F. André de Villiers; Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Carla Wagener; Khensani Nkuna
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Recommended citation
James Baxter-Gilbert, Sabrina Kumschick (2025). Lissotriton vulgaris. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).