Bosca's Newt
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| Triturus boscai Lataste, 1879 |
The Bosca's Newt, Iberian Newt, or Tritón Ibérico (Triturus boscai) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Arntzen, J.W., Beja, P., Jehle, R., Bosch, J., Tejedo, M., Lizana, M., Mart�nez-Solano, I., Salvador, A., Garc�a-Par�s, M., Recuero Gil, E., Sa-Sousa, P. & Marquez, R. 2006. Triturus boscai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
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