Triturus karelinii

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Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It can be found in mountain forests (broad-leaved and coniferous species) and their surroundings; the forest steppe and even true steppe sites within the mountains. The majority of such populations are the relics of a former forest fauna. Within these landscapes, these populations inhabit slopes and plateau covered with meadows or xerophytic vegetation. Such habitats are especially widespread in the parts of the species' range in Crimea and southern Azerbaijan. In general, T. karelinii seems to be more resistant to xeric habitat conditions than other Triturus newts . Breeding takes place in slow moving stream pools , ponds and occasionally drainage ditches. The female deposits approximately 100-250 eggs ; these are individually wrapped in aquatic vegetation. The species can withstand some degree of habitat modification.


List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 4.4Grassland - Temperate 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks 5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 15.2Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.5Artificial/Aquatic - Excavations (open) 15.7Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels ) 15.9Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches 16Introduced vegetation

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Triturus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 73 species and subspecies in this genus:

T. alpestris · T. alpestris alpestris · T. alpestris apuanus · T. alpestris cyreni · T. alpestris montenegrinus · T. alpestris reiseri · T. alpestris veluchiensis · T. alpestris winterli · T. alpinus · T. boscae · T. boscai · T. carnifex · T. cristata · T. cristatus (Great Crested Newt) · T. cristatus carnifex · T. cristatus carniflex · T. cristatus cristatus (Great Crested Newt) · T. cristatus danubialis · T. cristatus dobrogicus · T. cristatus karelini · T. cristatus karelinii · T. dobrogicus (Danube Crested Newt) · T. ensicaudus popei · T. granulosus mazamae · T. granulosus twittyi · T. hasii · T. helveticus · T. helveticus helveticus · T. helveticus punctillatus · T. helveticus sequeirai · T. helviticus · T. italicus · T. karelini · T. karelinii (Southern Crested Newt) · T. louisianae · T. marmorata · T. marmoratus · T. marmoratus marmoratus · T. marmoratus pygmaeus · T. meridionalis · T. montadoni · T. montandoni (Montandon's Newt) · T. orientalis · T. palmatus · T. perstriatus · T. punctatus · T. pygmaeus · T. pyrogaster · T. pyrrhogaster · T. pyrrhogaster sasayamae · T. rivularis · T. sierrae · T. similans · T. simulans · T. superspecies cristatus · T. torosus · T. viridescens · T. viridescens louisienensis · T. viridescens symmetrica · T. viridescens viridescens (Yellow Bellied Lizard) · T. vittatus (Banded Newt) · T. vittatus ophryticus (Caucasian Banded Newt) · T. vittatus vittatus · T. vulgaris (Common Newt) · T. vulgaris ampelensis · T. vulgaris graecus · T. vulgaris kosswigi · T. vulgaris koswigi · T. vulgaris lantzi (Lantz's Newt) · T. vulgaris meridionalis · T. vulgaris schreiberi · T. vulgaris vulgaris (Common Newt) · T. waltl

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Further Reading

• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Anderson, S.C. 1963. Amphibians and reptiles from Iran. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 31(16): 417-498.
• Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford.
• Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford.
• Arntzen, J.W. 2003. Triturus cristatus Superspezies Kammolch-Artenkreis. In: K.G. Grossenbacher & B. Thiesmeier (eds), Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Schwanzlurche (Urodela) IIA, pp. 421-514. Aula-Verlag, Wiebelsheim.
• Arntzen, J.W. and Wallis, G.P. 1999. Geographic variation and taxonomy of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies): morphological and mitochondrial DNA data. Contributions to Zoology 68: 181-203.
• Baloutchi, M. and Kami, H.G. 1995. Amphibians of Iran. Tehran University Publications, Tehran.
• Bannikov, A.G., Darevsky, I.S., Ishchenko, V.G., Rustamov, A.K. and Szczerbak, N.N. 1977. Opredelitel Zemnovodnykh i Presmykayushchikhsya Fauny SSSR [Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the USSR Fauna]. Prosvechshenie, Moscow.
• Baran, I. and Atatür, M.K. 1998. Turkish Herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment, Ankara.
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• Basoglu, M. and Ozeti, N. 1973. Turkiye Amfibileri. Bornova-Izmir, Ege University.
• Böhme, W, Grossenbacher, K. and Thiesmeier, B. 1999. Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, band 4/I:Schwanzlurche (Urodela). Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany.
• B�hme, W, Grossenbacher, K. and Thiesmeier, B. 1999. Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas, band 4/I:Schwanzlurche (Urodela). Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany.
• Demirsoy, A. 1996. Tükiye Omurgalilari, Sürüngenler. Meteksen, Ankara.
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• Gasc, J.-P. (ed.) 1997. Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. Societas Europea Herpetologica & Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
• Griffiths, R.A. 1996. Newts and Salamanders of Europe. Poyser Natural History, London.
• Kalezic, M. and Dzukic, G. 2001. Amphibian status in Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia). FrogLog 45: ?
• Kami, H.G. 1997. Rediscovery of the Southern Crested Newt Triturus (cristatus) karelini (Salamandridae), from its easternmost locality in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 15: 37-40.
• Kuzmin, S.L. 1995. Die Amphibien Russlands und Angrenzender Gebiete. Westarp – Spektrum, Magdeburg - Heidelberg.
• Kuzmin, S.L. 1996. Threatened amphibians in the former Soviet Union: the current situation and the main threats. Oryx 30: 24-30.
• Kuzmin, S.L. 1999. The Amphibians of the Former Soviet Union. Pensoft, Sofia-Moscow.
• Kuzmin, S.L. Dodd Jr, C.K. and Pikulik, M.M. (eds) 1995. Amphibian Populations in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Current Status and Declines. Pensoft, Moscow.
• Litvinchuk, S.N., Borkin, L.J., Dzukic, G., Kalezic, M.L., Khalturin, M.D. and Rosanov, J.M. 1999. Taxonomic status of Triturus karelinii on the Balkans, with some comments about other crested newt taxa. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6: 153-163.
• Mazanaeva, L.F. 2000. The distribution of amphibians in Daghestan. Advances in Amphibian Research in the Former Soviet Union 5: 141-156.
• Olgun, K. and Baran, I. 1993. Orta Karadeniz Bölgesinin İç Kesiminde Yaşayan Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) (Urodela, Amphibia) Populasyonları Üzerinde Sistematik Araştırma, Doĝa. Turkish Journal of Zoology 17: 457-470.
• Olgun, K., Baran, I. and Tok, C.V. 2001. Comparative morphology of Triturus karelinii populations from western and central Turkey (Amphibia: Urodela). Zoology in the Middle East 22: 57-65.
• Olgun, K., Baran, İ. and Tok, C.V. 2001. Comparative morphology of Triturus karelinii populations from western and central Turkey (Amphibia: Urodela). Zoology in the Middle East 22: 57-65.
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• Tarkhnishvili, D., Kandaurov, A. and Bukhinishvili, A. 2002. Declines of amphibians and reptiles in Georgia during the 20th century: virtual vs. actual problems. Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 9: 89-107.
• Tarkhnishvili, D.N. and Gokhelashvili, R.K. 1999. The amphibians of the Caucasus. Advances in Amphibian Research in the Former Soviet Union 4: 1-229.
• Thorn, R. 1968. Les Salamandres d'Europe, d'Asia, et d'Afrique du Nord. �ditions Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
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• Tuniyev, B.S. 1994. Peculiarities of variation of the Spotted Newt Triturus vulgaris lantzi Wolt., Crested Newt T.cristatus karelini Str., and the Banded Newt T.vittatus ophryticus Bert.in the western Caucasus. Russian Journal of Herpetology 1: 143-160.

Notes

Contributors

• Arntzen, J.W., Papenfuss, T., Kuzmin, S., Tarkhnishvili, D., Ishchenko, V., Tuniyev, B., Sparreboom, M., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Ugurtas, I., Anderson, S., Babik, W. & Miaud, C. 2004. Triturus karelinii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6403494
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668405
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668405
• IUCN ID: 39420
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 666725

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