Cryptic and not readily located, so numbers may be underestimated. Home Range Variable depending on geographical location and habitat quality. Population of 2000 used 1 ha of a 15 ha lake. Food Opportunistic and carnivorous at all life stages. Newts forage at all levels of the water column and in the substrate.
Efts look on soil surface, upper litter layer, and on low vegetation when forest floor is moist.
Reproduction Breed from March to August. Lay eggs on underwater plant stems and leaves in shallow water. Mixed and deciduous forests. Shallow water with a fair amount of submerged vegetation. Broad-leafed, floating plants such as water lilies are not suitable.