Triturus cristatus Fitzinger 1843 (newt)
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Synonym: Triton cristatus Laurenti 1768 [replaced name]
Belongs to Triturus according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996
See also Estes 1981, Newton 1882 and Rafinesque 1815
Sister taxa: Triturus lacasianum, Triturus marmoratus, Triturus minimus, Triturus montandoni, Triturus opalinus, Triturus roehrsi, Triturus sansaniense, Triturus schnaitheimi, Triturus vulgaris, Triturus wintershofi
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Germany (4 collections), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (4)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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