Molecular data confirm the presence of the Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) in Anatolia
Zoology in the Middle East, vol.69, no.1, pp.13-18, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 69 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2183634
- Journal Name: Zoology in the Middle East
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.13-18
- Keywords: Biodiversity, distribution, Turkiye
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Two species of newts of the genus Triturus are known to occur in Türkiye: Triturus ivanbureschi Wielstra & Arntzen, 2013 and T. anatolicus Wielstra & Arntzen, 2016. Here, we used the mitochondrial ND4 gene as a genetic marker to determine the taxonomic position of a new population found in Posof, Ardahan, northeastern Anatolia. It was shown the population belongs to T. karelinii (Strauch, 1870), which is thus the third species of Triturus present in Türkiye.