Yellow-spotted newt
| Yellow-spotted newt | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Neurergus |
| Species: | N. crocatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurergus crocatus | |
The yellow-spotted newt (Neurergus crocatus), also known as the Lake Urmia newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Cope, E. D. (1862). "Notes upon Some Reptiles of the Old World". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 14: 343–344. JSTOR 4059481.
- Papenfuss, T., Sparreboom, M., Ugurtas, I., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Kuzmin, S., Anderson, S., Eken, G., Kili, T. & Gem, E. 2004. Neurergus crocatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
Further reading
- Najafi-Majd, Elnaz; Kaya, Uğur (2013). "Rediscovery of the Lake Urmia newt, Neurergus crocatus Cope, 1862 (Caudata: Salamandridae) in northwestern Iran after 150 years". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 6 (4): 36–41.
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