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Triturus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Triton Laurenti p. 39
1815Triturus Rafinesque
1981Triturus Estes
1988Triturus Carroll
1996Triturus Frank and Ramus
2008Triturus Böhme p. 165
2008Triturus Venczel and Stiuca p. 739 fig. 5
2010Triturus Böhme p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—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

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.

G. Triturus Rafinesque 1815
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Triturus cristatus Fitzinger 1843
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Invalid names: Triton cristatus Laurenti 1768 [replaced]
†Triturus lacasianum Lartet 1851
Triturus marmoratus Latreille 1800 [marbled newt]
†Triturus minimus Giebel 1847
†Triturus montandoni Boulenger 1880
†Triturus opalinus Meyer 1851
†Triturus roehrsi Herre 1955
†Triturus sansaniense Lartet 1851
†Triturus schnaitheimi Herre and Lunau 1950
Triturus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 [smooth newt]
†Triturus wintershofi Lunau 1950
Invalid names: Triton Laurenti 1768 [replaced]
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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 10 to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) T. sp. (68440)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium T. sp. (31748 183666)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) T. sp., T. roehrsi (84364)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France T. sp. (60281)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) T. marmoratus, T. roehrsi (190142) T. sp. (T. marmoratus-T. vittatus group), T. marmoratus, T. roehrsi (200140)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrenees) T. helveticus, T. sp., T. marmoratus (136919)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) T. vulgaris, T. marmoratus (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) T. vulgaris, T. marmoratus (48325)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Romania (Bihor) T. sp. (200044)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Hungary (Nograd) T. sp. (167497 167509 167512)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria T. vulgaris (175587)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Romania (Arad) T. marmoratus (135812)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) T. sp. (206345)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) T. marmoratus, T. cristatus (196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Heves) T. marmoratus (168191)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) T. cristatus sp., T. vulgaris sp., T. sp. (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Moldova T. sp. (230516)
Ruscinian - Villanyian5.333 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) T. sp. (35354)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588France T. marmoratus (49096)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Italy (Piedmont) T. sp. (49360)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania (Ilfov) T. sp. (230700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) T. cristatus (192405)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) T. vulgaris (45072) T. vulgaris, T. cristatus (45065 45067)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Peloponnisos) T. sp. (34766)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) T. helveticus, T. sp., T. vulgaris (122802)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) T. sp. (34870)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Italy T. vulgaris (153484)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Basilicata) T. sp. (49812)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom T. helveticus, T. sp., T. vulgaris, T. cristatus (195119)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (West Stow) T. sp. (195118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) T. helveticus (50056) T. helveticus, T. vulgaris, T. cristatus (49999 50049)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) T. sp. (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) T. sp., T. vulgaris, Triton cristatus (49816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Vizcaya) T. helveticus (125319)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Essex) T. sp., T. cristatus (195211)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) T. sp. (191758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom T. sp., T. vulgaris, T. cristatus (93816) T. vulgaris (93805)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) T. cristatus (193569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (East Cheshire) T. helveticus, T. sp., T. vulgaris (195220)