Ommatotriton

Ommatotriton
Southern banded newt (Ommatotriton vittatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Urodela
Family:Salamandridae
Subfamily:Pleurodelinae
Genus:Ommatotriton
Gray, 1850
Species

3 species (see text)

Ommatotriton or banded newts is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae.[1][2] The genus occurs in Western Asia and Caucasus. The species in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Triturus.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus contains three species:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ommatotriton Gray, 1850". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Salamandridae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


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