Northern banded newt

Northern banded newt
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Ommatotriton
Species: O. ophryticus
Binomial name
Ommatotriton ophryticus
Berthold, 1846[1]
Synonyms

Triturus ophryticus ophryticus Litvinchuk, 2005[1]

The northern banded newt (Ommatotriton ophryticus) is a species of newt in the Salamandridae family found in northwestern Armenia, Georgia, southern Russia, and northern Turkey.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2011-01-31). "Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference". New York, USA: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. "Ommatotriton ophryticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 June 2011.