Southern crested newt
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The southern crested newt (Triturus karelinii) is a terrestrial European newt. It is similar to the northern crested newt (Triturus cristatus) except larger and more robust.
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Southern crested newt | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Salamandridae |
Genus: | Triturus |
Species: | T. karelinii |
Binomial name | |
Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) | |
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In 2013, the Balkan-Anatolian crested newt (Triturus ivanbureschi) was separated from the southern crested newt,[2] and in 2016, the Anatolian crested newt (Triturus anatolicus) was separated from T. ivanbureschi, henceforth just the Balkan crested newt.[3]