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Triturus vulgaris (smooth newt)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Lacerta vulgaris was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Triturus vulgaris by Estes (1981), Frank and Ramus (1996), Böhme (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. helveticus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lacerta vulgaris Linnaeus p. 206
1981Triturus vulgaris Estes
1996Triturus vulgaris Frank and Ramus
2010Triturus vulgaris Böhme p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusTriturusRafinesque 1815
speciesvulgaris()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Triturus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 [smooth newt]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Triturus vulgaris (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Triturus vulgaris (48325)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Triturus vulgaris (175587)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Triturus vulgaris (45065 45067 45072)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Triturus vulgaris (122802)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Italy Triturus vulgaris (153484)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Triturus vulgaris (49999 50049)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Triturus vulgaris (195119)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Triturus vulgaris (49816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Triturus vulgaris (93805 93816)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (East Cheshire) Triturus vulgaris (195220)