Editing Palmate newt (section)

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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{{Speciesbox
 | name = Palmate newt
 | image = Lissotriton helveticus (18501796441).jpg
 | image_caption = Two breeding males
 | status = LC
 | status_system = IUCN3.1
 | status_ref = {{r|iucn}}
 | genus = Lissotriton
 | species = helveticus
 | authority = ([[Grigory Razumovsky|Razoumovsky]], 1789{{r|Razumovsky1789|p=111}})
 | range_map = Triturus helveticus dis.png
 | synonyms = 33 synonyms,{{r|Frost2020}} including:
*''Lacerta helvetica'' {{small|Razoumovsky, 1789}}
*''Lacerta paradoxa'' {{small|Razoumovsky, 1789}}
*''Molge palmata'' {{small|[[Blasius Merrem|Merrem]], 1820}}
*''Triton palmatus'' {{small|[[Millet de la Turtaudière]], 1828}}
*''Lissotriton palmipes'' {{small|[[Thomas Bell (zoologist)|Bell]], 1839}}
*''Triturus helveticus'' {{small|[[Emmett Reid Dunn|Dunn]], 1918}}
}}

The '''palmate newt''' ('''''Lissotriton helveticus''''') is a species of [[newt]] found in Western Europe, from [[Great Britain]] to the northern [[Iberian Peninsula]]. It is {{convert|5–9.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and olive or brown with some dark spots. The underside is yellow to orange, and the throat, unlike in the similar [[smooth newt]], always unspotted. A dark stripe runs along the head and through the eyes. Breeding males develop a distinct filament on the end of their tail, strongly webbed hind feet, and a low, smooth crest on their back.

[[Habitat]]s include forests, marshes, pastures or gardens. While on land, the newts are mainly [[nocturnal]]. After emerging from [[hibernation]] in spring, they move to stagnant, fish-free water bodies for breeding. After a [[courtship display]], the male deposits a [[spermatophore]] that is picked up by the female. [[Larva]]e develop over after 1.5–3.5 months before [[metamorphosis|metamorphosing]] into land-dwelling juveniles ([[eft]]s). Sexual maturity is reached after two to three years, and the newts can reach a total age of up to 12 years in the wild. The species is overall common and has been assessed as [[Least Concern]] by the [[IUCN]].