Triturus

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: Triturus
Species: T. anatolicus – T. carnifex – T. cristatus – T. dobrogicus – T. ivanbureschi – T. karelinii – T. macedonicus – T. marmoratus – T. pygmaeus

Name

Triturus Rafinesque, 1815

Type species: Triton cristatus Laurenti, 1768

Synonyms

Triton Laurenti, 1768 [junior homonym]
Triturus Rafinesque, 1815
Molge Merrem, 1820
Oiacurus Leuckart, 1821
Molga — Boie, 1827
Hemisalamandra Dugès, 1852
Petraponia Massalongo, 1853
Pyronicia Gray, 1858
Alethotriton Fatio, 1872
Triturus — Boulenger, 1878
Turanomolge Nikolskii, 1918
Neotriton Bolkay, 1927

References

Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page. , 78.
Wielstra, B. & Arntzen, J.W. 2016. Description of a new species of crested newt, previously subsumed in Triturus ivanbureschi (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae). Zootaxa 4109(1): 73–80. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.1.6 Reference page.
Bucci-Innocenti, S., Ragghianti, M. & Mancino, G. 1983. Investigations of Karyology and Hybrids in Triturus boscai and T. vittatus, with a Reinterpretation of the Species Groups within Triturus (Caudata: Salamandridae). Copeia 1983(3): 662–672. DOI: 10.2307/1444330, JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Triturus access date 9 August 2008
Wielstra, B. et al. 2013: A revised taxonomy of crested newts in the Triturus karelinii group (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3682(3): 441–453. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.3.5 Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Трытоны
English: Large-bodied European newts
magyar: Tarajosgőték
日本語: クシイモリ属
македонски: Мрморец
ไทย: นิวต์หางใบพาย