The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe
[en] The ‘smooth newt’, the taxon traditionally referred to as Lissotriton vulgaris, consists of multiple morphologically distinct taxa. Given the uncertainty concerning the validity and rank of these taxa, L. vulgaris sensu lato has often been treated as a single, polytypic species. A recent study, driven by genetic data, proposed to recognize five species, L. graecus, L. kosswigi, L. lantzi, L. schmidtleri and a more restricted L. vulgaris. The Carpathian newt L. montandoni was confirmed to be a closely related sister species. We propose to refer to this collective of six Lissotriton species as the smooth newt or Lissotriton vulgaris species complex. Guided by comprehensive genomic data from throughout the range of the smooth newt species complex we 1) delineate the distribution ranges, 2) provide a distribution database, and 3) produce distribution maps according to the format of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, for the six constituent species. This allows us to 4) highlight regions where more research is needed to determine the positon of contact zones.
Research Center/Unit :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Wielstra, Ben; University of California ; University of Sheffield ; Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Canestreli, Daniele; Tuscia University
Cvijanović, Milena; University of Belgrade
Denoël, Mathieu ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Fijarczyk, Anna; Jagiellonian University (Krakow) - JU ; Université Laval
Jablonski, Daniel; Comenius University
Liana, Marcin
Naumov, Borislav; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Olgun, Kurtulus; Adnan Menderes University
Pabijan, Maciej; Jagiellonian University (Krakow) - JU
Pezzarossa, Alice; Tuscia University
Popgeorgiev, Georgi; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Salvi, Daniele; University of L’Aquila ; CIBIO-InBIO
Si, Yali; Tsinghua University and University of California
Sillero, Neftali; Centro de Investigação em Ciências Geo-Espaciais
Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos; University of Ioannina
Zieliński, Piotr; Jagiellonian University (Krakow) - JU
Babik, Wiesław; Jagiellonian University (Krakow) - JU > Institute of Environmental Sciences
The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe
Publication date :
April 2018
Journal title :
Amphibia-Reptilia
ISSN :
0173-5373
eISSN :
1568-5381
Publisher :
Brill, Netherlands
Volume :
39
Issue :
2
Pages :
252-259
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique ULg FSR - Université de Liège. Fonds spéciaux pour la recherche
Funding text :
University of Liege (Fonds Speciaux pour la Recherche C‐15/63)
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