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Triturus karelinii
Taxon: Triturus kareliniiAuthor: David Tarkhnishvili
Comment: Triturus karelinii©David Tarkhnishvili
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Scientific Name ID: 133
Name According To: www.faunaeur.org
Species: karelinii
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Strauch, 1870
Vernacular Name: Eastern Crested Newt
Georgian Name: აღმოსავლური სავარცხლიანი ტრიტონი
GBD Remarks:
Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: D. Tarkhnishvili & R. Gokhelashvili, 1999. The Amphibians of the Caucasus. Pensoft, Sofia.
Name According To: www.faunaeur.org
Species: karelinii
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Strauch, 1870
Vernacular Name: Eastern Crested Newt
Georgian Name: აღმოსავლური სავარცხლიანი ტრიტონი
GBD Remarks:
A species or semispecies of a wede-spread western Palaearctic superspecies T. cristatus. According to Zajc & Arntzen (1999) separated from T. vittatus over 10 MYBP. T. karelinii has a eastern Mediterranean distribution and forms contact zones with closely related T. carnifex, and T. dobrogicus in Balkans.
Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: D. Tarkhnishvili & R. Gokhelashvili, 1999. The Amphibians of the Caucasus. Pensoft, Sofia.
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status of have not been evaluated
