Anatolian banded newt explained

The Anatolian banded newt (Ommatotriton nesterovi) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae, most notably found in Anatolia: a peninsula ranging from the western and northern parts of Turkey.^[1]

Habitat

The Anatolian banded newt prefers to reside in forest grasslands that are abundant in trees and vegetation and low in altitude.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Sümeyye Altunışık, Abdullah Altunışık "The Easternmost Record of the Anatolian Banded Newt: The Distribution of Ommatotriton nesterovi (Caudata: Salamandridae) Expands Eastward in Türkiye". Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50 (Suppl 3), S476–S478 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023601817
2. " Batuhan Kansız, Bülbül, U., Muslu, G. et al. Habitat Preferences of the Anatolian Banded Newt, Ommatotriton nesterovi (Litvinchuk, Zuiderwijk, Borkin, and Rosanov, 2005) and the Caucasian Banded Newt, Ommatotriton ophryticus (Berthold, 1846)". Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50 (Suppl 4), S655–S667 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023604172"