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Lissotriton

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea
Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: Lissotriton
Species: L. boscai - L. helveticus - L. italicus - L. montandoni - L. vulgaris

Name

Lissotriton Bell, 1839

Type species: Salamandra punctata Latreille, 1800

Synonyms

* Lophinus Rafinesque, 1815
* Meinus Rafinesque, 1815
* Geotriton Bonaparte, 1832
* Lissotriton Bell, 1839
* Lophinus Gray, 1850
* Hemisalamandra Dugès, 1852
* Pyronicia Gray, 1858
* Pelonectes Lataste in Tourneville, 1879
* Palaeotriton Bolkay, 1927

References

* Bell, 1839, Hist. Brit. Rept.: 132.
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.2 Lissotriton access date 8 August 2008

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Small-bodied European newts

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