Biology:Neurergus strauchii

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Neurergus strauchii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Neurergus
Species:
N. strauchii
Binomial name
Neurergus strauchii
(Steindachner, 1887)

Neurergus strauchii, the Anatolia newt or Strauch's spotted newt, is one of five species of salamander in the genus Neurergus. It is more specifically a newt, in the family Salamandridae, and is found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are streams or small rivers, and the nearby forests or shrublands. It is threatened by habitat loss.

They eat earthworms, crickets, daphnia, blackworms, whiteworms, fly larvae, and small waxworms.

References

  1. Theodore Papenfuss, Max Sparreboom, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Sergius Kuzmin, Steven Anderson, Güven Eken, Tuba Kiliç, Engin Gem (2009). "Neurergus strauchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T14735A4458797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T14735A4458797.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14735/4458797. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q719421 entry