southern marbled newt, pygmy marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus) Description
Deutsch: Zwerg-Marmormolch (Triturus pygmaeus) aus Andalusien in Spanien
Date 16 April 2007, 12:59:25
Source Own work
Author Benny Trapp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BennyTrapp_Zwerg-Marmormolch_Triturus_pygmaeus_Andalusien_Spanien.jpg
The southern marbled newt or pygmy marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. Previously thought to be a subspecies of the marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus), it was raised to species level after genetic studies revealed its distinctiveness from the former. Order: Caudata, Family: Salamandridae.
