Bosca's newt
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Boscá's newt
| image = Lissotriton boscai.jpg
| image_caption = Ventral surface
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Lissotriton
| species = boscai
| authority = (Lataste, 1879)
| range_map = Lissotriton boscai range Map.png
| synonyms =
- Triturus boscai Lataste, 1879
- Lophinus boscai Litvinchuk et al., 2005
- Pelonectes boscai Lataste in Tourneville, 1879{{cite GBIF|taxon=Pelonectes boscai|id=166379097}}
}}
Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.
Etymology
Description
The female is up to {{convert|94|mm}} long and the male up to {{convert|75|mm}}. There are glandular ridges along the back and the skin is granular in texture when the newt is living out of water. The body is brownish, yellowish, or dull green with dark spotting. The belly is orange. Unlike some of its congeners, this species is not especially showy during the breeding season. The male develops a brightly colored protuberance at the tip of the tail.{{cite web|url=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Lissotriton&where-species=boscai |title=Lissotriton boscai|website= AmphibiaWeb}}
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
References
{{Wikispecies|Lissotriton boscai}}
{{Commons category|Lissotriton boscai}}
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Further reading
- Arnold EN, Burton JA. 1978. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. + Plates 1-40. {{ISBN|0 00 219318 3}}. (Triturus boscai, pp. 51–52 + Plate 4 + Map 16).
- {{cite journal|author=Tourneville A|author-link=Albert Tourneville|year= 1879|title=Description d'une nouvelle espèce de batracien urodèle d'Espagne (Pelonectes boscai) Lataste |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/97010|journal=Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France|volume=4|pages= 69–87|lang=fr}}
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Category:Endemic amphibians of the Iberian Peninsula
Category:Amphibians described in 1879
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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