Anatolian banded newt

The Anatolian banded newt (Ommatotriton nesterovi) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae, most notably found in Anatolia: a peninsula ranging from the western and northern parts of Turkey.^[2]

Anatolian banded newt
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Ommatotriton
Species:	O. nesterovi
Binomial name
Ommatotriton nesterovi Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin & Rosanov (2005)[1]

Habitat

The Anatolian banded newt prefers to reside in forest grasslands that are abundant in trees and vegetation and low in altitude.^[3]

References

1. "Ommatotriton nesterovi (Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin & Rosanov, 2005)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
2. Sümeyye Altunışık, Abdullah Altunışık "The Easternmost Record of the Anatolian Banded Newt: The Distribution of Ommatotriton nesterovi (Caudata: Salamandridae) Expands Eastward in Türkiye". Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50 (Suppl 3), S476–S478 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023601817
3. " Batuhan Kansız, Bülbül, U., Muslu, G. et al. Habitat Preferences of the Anatolian Banded Newt, Ommatotriton nesterovi (Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin, and Rosanov, 2005) and the Caucasian Banded Newt, Ommatotriton ophryticus (Berthold, 1846)". Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50 (Suppl 4), S655–S667 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023604172"