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Triturus
Sign in to saveTriturus is a genus of newts comprising the crested and the marbled newts, which are found from Great Britain through most of continental Europe to westernmost Siberia, Anatolia, and the Caspian Sea region. Their English names refer to their appearance: marbled newts have a green–black colour pattern, while the males of crested newts, which are dark brown with a yellow or orange underside, develop a conspicuous jagged seam on their back and tail during their breeding phase.
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Triturus is a genus of amphibians within the family Salamandridae. It belongs to the order Caudata, class Amphibia, and phylum Chordata. The genus was described by Rafinesque in 1815 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its habitat is freshwater.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including CUMV, PSM, MZLU, CAS, and ASU. These records originate from the United States, Japan, Austria, Czechia, and Luxembourg. A total of 286,868 occurrences have been documented, alongside 1586 related publications. The genus is referenced by 65 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Eastern Newt
Triturus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilySalamandridae
Трито́ны (лат. Triturus) — род животных из отряда хвостатых земноводных семейства настоящих саламандр. В настоящее время род тритоны насчитывает 6 видов, распространённых на большей территории Европы, России и Среднем Востоке.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 185
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Collections
- CUMV, PSM, MZLU, CAS, ASU
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, Austria, Czechia, Luxembourg, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Research
1,586 papers- Triturus newts.Current biology : CB · 2019
- Triturus newts defy the running-swimming dilemma.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2006
- Interspecific introgression of MHC genes in Triturus newts: Evidence from multiple contact zones.Molecular ecology · 2023
- Robert F. Pitts memorial lecture. Electrophysiology of Triturus nephron: cable properties and electrogenic transport systems.Kidney international · 1990
- Developmental histology of the liver in the Balkan crested newt Triturus ivanbureschi (Caudata: Salamandridae).Zoology (Jena, Germany) · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Intrinsic phylogeny
- Description
- Common characteristics
- Species identification
- Lifecycle and behaviour
- Aquatic phase
- Terrestrial phase
- Diet and predators
- Reproduction
- Courtship
- Egg deposition and development
- Distribution
- Evolution
- Glacial refugia and recolonisation
- Hybridisation and introgression
- Threats and conservation
- Reasons for decline
- Conservation measures
- References
- External links
Triturus is a genus of newts comprising the crested and the marbled newts, which are found from Great Britain through most of continental Europe to westernmost Siberia, Anatolia, and the Caspian Sea region. Their English names refer to their appearance: marbled newts have a green–black colour pattern, while the males of crested newts, which are dark brown with a yellow or orange underside, develop a conspicuous jagged seam on their back and tail during their breeding phase.
Crested and marbled newts live and breed in vegetation-rich ponds or similar aquatic habitats for two to six months and usually spend the rest of the year in shady, protection-rich land habitats close to their breeding sites. Males court females with a ritualised display, ending in the deposition of a spermatophore that is picked up by the female. After fertilisation, a female lays 200–400 eggs, folding them individually into leaves of water plants. Larvae develop over two to four months before metamorphosing into land-dwelling juveniles.
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