Mesotriton alpestris

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Mesotriton alpestris

[edit] Taxonavigation

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Mesotriton
Species: Mesotriton alpestris
Subspecies: M. a. alpestris - M. a. apuanus - M. a. cyreni - M. a. inexpectatus - M. a. lacusnigri - M. a. montenegrinus - M. a. veluchiensis

[edit] Name

Mesotriton alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)

Type locality: "in Etschero monte" (= Etschero Mountain), northern Alps, west of Mariazell, Austria.

Holotype: including specimen illustrated on Pl. 2, fig. 4 in the original publication.

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[edit] References

  • Laurenti, 1768, Spec. Med. Exhib. Synops. Rept.: 38, 142.
  • García-París, Montori, and Herrero, 2004, Fauna Iberica, 24: 170.
  • Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Mesotriton alpestris . Accessed on 8 August 2008.
  • AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Mesotriton alpestris. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.

[edit] Vernacular names

English: Alpine Newt