Triturus ophzticus Berthold, 1846
The southern banded newt (Ommatotriton vittatus) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found in Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Russian Federation, Syria, Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, caves, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species should not be confused with the northern banded newt (Ommatotriton ophryticus), which used to be considered a subspecies of O. vittatus.
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