Lissotriton
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Name (Latin)
Lissotriton
See Also From tracing topical name
Salamandridae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q719534
Library of congress:
sh2016000534
Sources of Information
- Work cat: 84249803: Dolmen, Dag. A survey of the Norwegian newts (Triturus, Amphibia)
- ITIS, viewed March 8, 2016(Lissotriton; taxonomic rank: genus; family: Salamandridae)
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Teichmolch-triturus-vulgaris
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Wikipedia description:
Lissotriton is a genus of newts native to Europe and parts of Asia Minor. As most other newts, they are aquatic as larvae and during breeding time but live in terrestrial, humid environments over the rest of the season. These rather small species used to be included in genus Triturus, but phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that genus as paraphyletic. In the following, the name Lissotriton, originally introduced by Thomas Bell in 1839, was reinstated for the small-bodied species related to the type species Lissotriton vulgaris (the smooth newt). Their exact phylogenetic placement within the newts (subfamily Pleurodelinae) is still uncertain.
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