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Italian newt
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<p>The Italian newt (<i>Lissotriton italicus</i>) is a species of <a href="/facts/Salamander/5pKurkwV">salamander</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Salamandridae/GD8fstEn">Salamandridae</a> found only in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>. The species can be found in temperate <a href="/facts/Forest/RnMtb31v">forests</a>, temperate <a href="/facts/Shrubland/TuWUtSYv">shrubland</a>, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater <a href="/facts/Lake/YP0xxn0E">lakes</a>, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater <a href="/facts/Marsh/AG0WLJ2K">marshes</a>, intermittent freshwater marshes, <a href="/facts/Arable_land/pTSyNmdg">arable land</a>, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, <a href="/facts/Pond/He6abhfJ">ponds</a>, and <a href="/facts/Canal/pBE8LsJx">canals</a> and ditches. It is threatened by <a href="/facts/Habitat_loss/pyPMkBCY">habitat loss</a>, natural land conversion and <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a>. It was formerly known as <i>Triturus italicus</i>, but was relocated to the genus <i>Lissotriton</i> after <i>Triturus</i> was split. </p>