Calotriton
Calotriton, or the European brook newts, is a genus of newts native to the Pyrenees and central Catalonia (Catalan Pre-coastal Range). These amphibians were formerly placed within genus Euproctus, but the genus was resurrected in 2005. Instead of Euproctus, they seem more closely related to Triturus, their sister taxon.
| Calotriton | |
|---|---|
| Pyrenean brook newt (Calotriton asper) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Subfamily: | Pleurodelinae |
| Genus: | Calotriton Gray, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Hemitriton punctulatus Dugès, 1852 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
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