Kosswig's smooth newt
| Kosswig's smooth newt | |
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| Male during breeding season[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Lissotriton |
| Species: | L. kosswigi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lissotriton kosswigi | |
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| range in northwestern Anatolia | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Triturus vulgaris kosswigi Freytag, 1955 | |
Kosswig's smooth newt (Lissotriton kosswigi) is a
: 234Günther Erich Freytag described the species in 1955 as Triturus vulgaris kosswigii, a subspecies of the smooth newt (now Lissotriton vulgaris).[2] After genetic data had suggested the smooth newt was a complex of distinct lineages,[6] Dubois and Raffaëlli, in 2009, recognised several subspecies, including Kosswig's smooth newt, as distinct species.[7] This was followed by subsequent authors.[3][4][8] Molecular phylogenetics suggested that the closest relative of Kosswig's smooth newt is the Greek smooth newt (Lissotriton graecus) from the Balkans.[8]
The species differs from other species in the smooth newt species complex mainly in the male secondary characters during breeding season.[4] The male dorsal crest is less than 1 mm high, but high at the tail base, has smooth edges, and ends in a long filament. The well-developed dorso-lateral folds give the body a square shape. The toe flaps are well developed.[5]: 234
The species's
References
- ^ PMID 25829839.
- ^ a b Freytag, G.E. (1955). "Ein neuer Teichmolch aus der Türkei". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in German). 154: 195–200.
- ^ doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Archived from the originalon 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ S2CID 4941926. Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 April 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9789004285620.
- S2CID 7484766.
- S2CID 85602660. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 April 2020.
- ^ PMID 28797693.
- ISSN 1300-0179.
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