Southern Banded Newt
Ommatotriton vittatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Amphibians
The southern banded newt is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Armenia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. This species has two subspecies - O. v. vittatus and O. v. ciliensis.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Salamandridae
- Genus
- Ommatotriton