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Neurergus crocatus (Lake Urmia newt)

Synonyms: Molge crocata; Triton crocatus; Triturus crocatus crocatus

Wikipedia Abstract

The yellow-spotted newt (Neurergus crocatus), also known as the Lake Urmia newt, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Neurergus crocatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Neurergus crocatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
55
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.57
EDGE Score: 4.31
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.992 inches (7.6 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  17 years
Adult Weight [1]  13.4 grams
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Zagros Mountains forest steppe Iran Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Irano-Anatolian Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0