Ommatotriton nesterovi

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: Ommatotriton nesterovi

Name

Ommatotriton nesterovi (Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin & Rosanov, 2005)

• Holotype: ZISP 6185.1, adult ♂, collected by S.N. Litvinchuk on 30 April 1996.
• Type locality: “vicinity of the town Bolu (40°42′ N, 31°33′ E), Bolu Prov., Turkey”.

Combinations

• Triturus ophryticus nesterovi Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin & Rosanov, 2005: 317 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Ommatotriton nesterovi— Bülbül & Kutrup, 2013: 297 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Anatolian Banded Newt