Ommatotriton

Ommatotriton ophryticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Ommatotriton
Species (3): O. nesterovi – O. ophryticus – O. vittatus

Name

Ommatotriton Gray, 1850: 28

• Type species: Triton vittatus Gray, 1835, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1850. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphibia in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Batrachia Gradientia, etc. Spottiswoodes and Shaw: London. 72 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Litvinchuk, S.N., Zuiderwijk, A., Borkin, L.J. & Rosanov, J.M. 2005. Taxonomic status of Triturus vittatus (Amphibia: Salamandridae) in western Turkey: trunk vertebrae count, genome size and allozyme data. Amphibia-Reptilia 26(3): 305–323. DOI: 10.1163/156853805774408685 Reference page. 

• Bülbül, U. & Kutrup, B. 2013. Morphological and genetic variations of Ommatotriton in Turkey. Animal Biology 63(3): 297–312. DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00002413 Reference page. 
• van Riemsdijk, I., Arntzen, J.W., Bogaerts, S., Franzen, M., Litvinchuk, S.N., Olgun, K. & Wielstra, B. 2017. The Near East as a cradle of biodiversity: a phylogeography of banded newts (genus Ommatotriton) reveals extensive inter- and intraspecific genetic differentiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 114: 73–81. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.028 Reference page. 
• Üzüm, N., Avcı, A., Olgun, K., Bülbül, U., Fahrbach, M., Litvinchuk, S.N. & Wielstra, B. 2019. Cracking cryptic species: external characters to distinguish two recently recognized banded newt species (Ommatotriton ophryticus and O. nesterovi). Salamandra 55(2): 131–134. PDF Reference page. 
• van Riemsdijk, I., Arntzen, J.W., Babik, W., Bogaerts, S., Franzen, M., Kalaentzis, K., Litvinchuk, S.N., Olgun, K., Wijnands, J.W.P.M. & Wielstra, B. 2022. Next-generation phylogeography of the banded newts (Ommatotriton): a phylogenetic hypothesis for three ancient species with geographically restricted interspecific gene flow and deep intraspecific genetic structure. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 167: 107361. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107361 Reference page. 
• Kalaentzis, K., Arntzen, J.W., Avcı, A., van den Berg, V., Beukema, W., France, J., Olgun, K., van Riemsdijk, I., Üzüm, N., de Visser, M.C. & Wielstra, B. 2023. Hybrid zone analysis confirms cryptic species of banded newt and does not support competitive displacement since secondary contact. Ecology and Evolution 13(9): e10442. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10442 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Banded Newts