Bosca's newt
| Boscá's newt | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Lissotriton |
| Species: | L. boscai |
| Binomial name | |
| Lissotriton boscai (Lataste, 1879) | |
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Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai ), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.
Etymology
The specific name, boscai is in honor of Spanish herpetologist Eduardo Boscá.[1]
Description
L. boscai is a small species, measuring about 9.9–10.8 cm (3.9–4.3 in) in total length.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Ventral surface of Lissotriton boscai.
The natural habitats of L. boscai are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and introduced vegetation.
Conservation status
L. boscai is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2013. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.
- ↑ http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=filename%3DCATALOGO_ESPECIES_2013.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1352838235700&ssbinary=true pp13
Further reading
- Arnold EN, Burton JA. 1978. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40. ISBN 0 00 219318 3. (Triturus boscai, pp. 51-52 + Plate 4 + Map 16).
- Tourneville A. 1879. "Description d'une nouvelle espèce de batracien urodèle d'Espagne ( Pelonectes boscai Lataste) ". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 69-87. ("Pelonectes boscai Lataste", new species). (in French).
External links
- Arntzen JW, Beja P, Jehle R, Bosch J, Tejedo M, Lizana M, Martinez-Solano I, Salvador A, Garcia-Paris M, Recuero Gil E, Sa-Sousa P, Marquez R. 2006. Triturus boscai . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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