Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)
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 southern marbled newt or pygmy marbled newt (Triturus pygmaeus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Previously thought to be a subspecies of the marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus), it was raised to species level after genetic studies revealed its distinctiveness from the former.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern marbled newt; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:54:13.934103+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Triturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Wolterstorff, 1905)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Triturus
- 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
- genusTriturus Rafinesque, 1815
- speciesTriturus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Triturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus macedonicus (Karaman, 1922) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra in Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus anatolicus Wielstra & Arntzen, 2016 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus rudolfi Arntzen, 2024 | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus carnifex (Laurenti, 1768) | SalamandridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Triturus marmoratus (Latreille, 1800) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Triturus marmoratus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905) (Wolterstorff, 1905) | synonym |
| Triturus pygmaeus pygmaus (Wolterstorff, 1905) (Wolterstorff, 1905) | synonym |
| Triton marmoratus pygmaea Wolterstorff, 1905 Wolterstorff, 1905 | synonym |
| Triturus pygmaeus lusitanicus Arntzen, 2023 Arntzen, 2023 | 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=668408 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:595FX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.