Yellow-spotted newt
Not to be confused with Ambystoma maculatum or Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus.
| Yellow-spotted newt | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Neurergus |
| Species: | N. crocatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurergus crocatus Cope, 1862 | |
The yellow-spotted newt (Neurergus crocatus), also known as the Lake Urmia newt, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Papenfuss, T., Sparreboom, M., Ugurtas, I., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Kuzmin, S., Anderson, S., Eken, G., Kili, T. & Gem, E. 2004. Neurergus crocatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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