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Italian newt

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

The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Italy. The species can be found in 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, natural land conversion and invasive species. It was formerly known as Triturus italicus, but was relocated to the genus Lissotriton after Triturus was split.

Population

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

References

  1. ^ Jan Willem Arntzen, Franco Andreone, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Lissotriton italicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T59476A11948775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T59476A11948775.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)