Kingdom Animalia Order Caudata Genus Lissotriton Higher classification Lissotriton | Phylum Chordata Family Salamandridae Scientific name Lissotriton italicus Rank Species | |
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Similar Amphibians, Lissotriton, Salamander, Spectacled salamander, Salamandrina | ||
The Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found only in Italy. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly known as Triturus italicus, but was relocated to the Lissotriton genus after Triturus was split.
Population
The Italian newt is more common in southern areas, and rarer in the northern parts of Italy.
References
Italian newt Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA