Italian newt

The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Italy. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly known as Triturus italicus, but was relocated to the genus Lissotriton after Triturus was split.

Italian newt
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Lissotriton
Species:
L. italicus
Binomial name
Lissotriton italicus
(Peracca, 1898)

Population

The Italian newt is more common in southern areas, and rarer in the northern parts of Italy.

References

  1. Arntzen, J.W. & Andreone, F. 2004. Triturus italicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.


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