Lissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Carpathian newt, or Montandon's newt, (Lissotriton montandoni) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
The total length of adults of this species is around 10 cm. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Carpathian newt; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:02:22.860972+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1880)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Lissotriton
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familySalamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilyPleurodelinae Tschudi, 1838
- genusLissotriton Bell, 1839
- speciesLissotriton montandoni (Boulenger, 1880)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lissotriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lissotriton boscai (Lataste in Tourneville, 1879) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lissotriton italicus (Peracca, 1898) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lissotriton maltzani (Boettger, 1879) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lissotriton graecus (Wolterstorff, 1906) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lissotriton kosswigi (Freytag, 1955) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Molge montandonii (Boulenger, 1880) (Boulenger, 1880) | synonym |
| Triton montandoni Boulenger, 1880 Boulenger, 1880 | synonym |
| Diemictylus montandoni (Boulenger, 1880) (Boulenger, 1880) | synonym |
| Lophinus montandoni (Boulenger, 1880) (Boulenger, 1880) | synonym |
| Triturus montandoni (Boulenger, 1880) (Boulenger, 1880) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775921 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3VGH6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.