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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) and Böhme (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

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
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
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