alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Español: Macho
Date 5 March 2012, 09:51:19
Author Valeozzy
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyosaura_alpestris_(macho).JPG
The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a newt of the salamander order Caudata (or Urodela) in the class of amphibians. It was formerly known as Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris. Alpine newts were originally confined to Central Europe and mountainous Southern Europe, as well as having isolated populations on the northern Iberian Peninsula and in Italy.
Order: Caudata
Suborder: Salamandroidea
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Ichthyosaura
Species: Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
Synonyms:
Triturus alpestris Laurenti, 1768
Mesotriton alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)
