Triturus ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra in Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013
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 Balkan crested newt or Buresch's crested newt (Triturus ivanbureschi) is a newt species of the crested newt species complex in genus Triturus, found in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia. It was originally described as a subspecies of the southern crested newt, "Triturus karelinii arntzeni", in 1999, and later considered a full species when genetic data showed it to be distinct. After it was suggested the type specimen of "T. arntzeni" belonged in fact to the Macedonian crested newt (T. macedonicus), the species was redescribed, with a new type specimen, as T. ivanbureschi in 2013. The species epithet was chosen in honour of Bulgarian herpetologist Ivan Buresh. Its distribution ranges from the Southeastern Balkan peninsula (Western North Macedonia, Northwestern Greece, Bulgaria, Eastern Thrace) to Western Anatolia. An isolated population, surrounded by other crested newt species, occurs in Serbia. Genetic data showed that Northern Anatolian populations east of the Bosphorus and Bursa form a separate, but morphologically indistinguishable sibling species, which was described as Anatolian crested newt (T. anatolicus) in 2016.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Triturus ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra in Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013
- Name authority
- Arntzen & Wielstra in Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013
- 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 ivanbureschi Arntzen & Wielstra in Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013
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 pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905) | 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 |
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.
- Wielstra, Litvinchuk, Naumov, Tzankov & Arntzen, 2013 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:7D7VY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.