This male Triturus cristatus was shot in a pond along the Rhine river in Alsace in 2011.

Triturus cristatus is listed in annex II and IV of the Habitats Directive.

Here are some relevant references about this species:

- Jehle R., Thiesmeier B. & Foster J. 2011 - The Crested Newt. Laurenti Verlag, Bielefeld, 152 p.


- Langton T., Beckett C. & Foster J. 2001 - Great Crested Newt Conservation Handbook. Froglife, 55 p. [download pdf]