The Smooth Newt is associated with wood habitat. One of the most eurytopic amphibians. It often occurs in various anthropogenic landscapes, such as parcs, gardens, fields etc. Widely distributed in the country (up to 1400 m above sea-level).
   This is a small newt. Skin smooth or slightly granular. Head with 5 dark longitudinal stripes, one of which passes along the eye and is always visible. Dorsal and lateral surfaces brownish, gray-brownish, yellow-brownish or olive grey. Belly light-yellow to orange with dark points or spots.    In contrast to the female, the male has a notched middorsal crest and wide webs on hind legs that are well developed during the breeding season. At that time, light-bluish longitudinal bands appear on the lateral surfaces of the male's tail and sometimes on the body. Smooth newt's size could reach 6 - 8 cm.
   Spawning as well as embryonic and larval development, usually occurs in small ponds, lakes, puddles and ditches with stagnant or semi-flowing water.
   The Smooth Newt spends most of the time on land. It returns to water bodies for reproduction in spring or autumn. Reproduction starts in the aquatic environment.    The clutch consists of about 60 - 300 eggs, which are deposited singly or in small groups, and the eggs are wrapped in leafs of aquatic plants by the female. Just after hatching larvae live on their endogenous yolk, the switch to eating microcrustaceans.
   During subsequent development, the food spectrum widens to include larger prey, primarily aquatic molluscs and insects. Adults prey on invertebrates of the same orders as large-sized larvae. Main predators of larvae seem to be insects, while many vertebrates eat juveniles and adults. Cannibalism, mainly in the form of oophagy at the nesting sites, is well-known. The oophagy is more typical for females, because they spend more time in the sites of egg deposition.