Molecular data confirm the presence of the Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) in Anatolia


CANDAN K., ILGAZ Ç., KUMLUTAŞ Y., YILDIRIM CAYNAK E., GÜL S.

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.