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词条 Algerian ribbed newt
释义

  1. Taxonomy

  2. Description

  3. Status

  4. References

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The Algerian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles nebulosus) is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in Algeria and Tunisia.[2] The natural habitats of this newt are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, cisterns, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat destruction.

Taxonomy

Formerly, this species was confused with Pleurodeles poireti. Carranza and Wade (2004)[3] found out that most North African Pleurodeles species that had previously been referred to as P. poireti were in fact Pleurodeles nebulosus, an altogether different species. The true P. poireti newts are found only on the Edough Massif, in northeast Algeria.[1]

Description

The Algerian ribbed newt is a medium-sized species growing to a length of about {{convert|23|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}. The head is flattened and has small eyes and a rounded snout. The body is somewhat flattened and the tail of the male is longer than that of the female. In the breeding season, fins grow above and below the tail. The colour is olive-brown above blotched with darker patches, the flanks are yellowish and the underparts are pale grey, often with darker spots. The skin of the upper parts is very granular.[4]

Status

The Algerian ribbed newt has a restricted range in northeastern Algeria and western Tunisia. It lives and breeds in freshwater habitats such as marshes, ponds, streams and cisterns. The main threats it faces are pollution of its environment and habitat destruction as the land is put to greater agricultural uses, especially increased grazing by livestock. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable".[1]

References

1. ^{{Cite journal | author = Donaire-Barroso, D. | author2 = Salvador, A. | author3 = Tahar, S. | author4 = El Mouden, E.H. | author5 = Geniez, P. | author6 = Mateo, J. | last-author-amp = yes | title = Pleurodeles nebulosus | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2006 | page = e.T61919A86178127 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2006 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61919/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61919A12572868.en | access-date = 10 January 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Salamandridae/Pleurodelinae/Pleurodeles/Pleurodeles-nebulosus |title=Pleurodeles nebulosus (Guichenot, 1850) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=22 February 2014}}
3. ^{{cite journal |last1=Carranza |first1=S. |last2=Wade |first2=E. |year=2004 |title=Taxonomic revision of Algero-Tunisian Pleurodeles (Caudata: Salamandridae) using molecular and morphological data. Revalidation of the taxon Pleurodeles nebulosus (Guichenot, 1850) |journal=Zootaxa |volume=488 |pages=1–24 |url=http://molevol.cmima.csic.es/carranza/pdf/pleurodeles2.pdf}}
4. ^{{cite book|author=Max Sparreboom|title=Salamanders of the Old World: The Salamanders of Europe, Asia and Northern Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Z6XCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA304|year=2014 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-28562-0 |page=304}}
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