Ommatotriton

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia 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.

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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