What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Alpine Newt been recorded?

Ichthyosaura alpestris occurrence evidence comes from 7,908 records in 22 countries and territories, from 1889 to 2026. Most records come from Luxembourg.

AmphibiaCaudataSalamandridaeIchthyosaura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

7,908 records across 22 countries and territories, 1889–2026.

Ichthyosaura alpestris · GBIF taxon key 2431783

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

6 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18892026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Alpine Newt has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Alpine Newt. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Luxembourg 3,151
Belgium 2,466
Austria 1,073
Germany 843
Switzerland 85
Italy 82
France 69
Romania 27
United Kingdom 19
Bulgaria 18
Montenegro 16
Netherlands 12
Spain 11
Czechia 9
Poland 7
Greece 5
Slovakia 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3
Slovenia 3
Canada 2
Croatia 2
Kosovo 1

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Others in the family Salamandridae.

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27,162 records
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Fire salamander
13,068 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.