Ommatotriton

Ommatotriton

Southern Banded Newt (Ommatotriton vittatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Ommatotriton Gray, 1850
Species
Ommatotriton ophryticus Ommatotriton vittatus

Ommatotriton or Banded Newts is a genus of salamander in the Salamandridae family.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Triturus, it currently contains two species:^[1]

↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2011-01-31). "Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference". New York, USA: American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

Genera of newts (Pleurodelinae)

East Asia	Crocodile newts (Tylototriton) Fire belly newts (Cynops) Mountain newts (Echinotriton) Paddle-tail newts (Pachytriton) Warty newts (Paramesotriton)

North America	Eastern newts (Notophthalmus) Pacific newts (Taricha)

Europe, North Africa and West Asia	Alpine newts (Ichthyosaura) Banded newts (Ommatotriton) Crested and marbled newts (Triturus) European brook newts (Calotriton) European mountain newts (Euproctus) Ribbed newts (Pleurodeles) Small-bodied newts (Lissotriton) Spotted newts (Neurergus)

† Fossil genera	Archaeotriton Brachycormus Carpathotriton Chelotriton Koalliella Palaeopleurodeles

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