Southern banded newt
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The southern banded newt (Ommatotriton vittatus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Armenia (Lori Province of northern Armenia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. This species has two subspecies - O. v. vittatus (found in Turkey, Syria, and Israel) and O. v. ciliensis (found in Turkey).[2]
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Southern banded newt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Genus: | Ommatotriton |
Species: | O. vittatus |
Binomial name | |
Ommatotriton vittatus Gray, 1835 | |
Synonyms | |
Triturus ophzticus Berthold, 1846 |
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The southern banded newt is a medium-sized newt of 90–110 mm total body length.[2] Females are often slightly smaller than males and have about half their weight but both males and females have a similar mean body condition index.[3]