Molecular data confirm the presence of the Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) in Anatolia

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Candan K., Ilgaz Ç., Kumlutaş Y., Yıldırım Caynak E., Gül S.

ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, cilt.69, ss.13-18, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2183634
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.13-18
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Biodiversity, distribution, Turkiye, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, SALAMANDRIDAE, PERFORMANCE, PHYLOGENIES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Two species of newts of the genus Triturus are known to occur in Turkiye: Triturus ivanbureschi Wielstra & Arntzen, 2013 and T. anatolicus Wielstra & Arntzen, 2016. Here, we used the mitochondrial ND4 gene as a genetic marker to determine the taxonomic position of a new population found in Posof, Ardahan, northeastern Anatolia. It was shown the population belongs to T. karelinii (Strauch, 1870), which is thus the third species of Triturus present in Turkiye.