Taxonomic status of a newly described island population of the smooth newtLissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) from Bozcaada (Çanakkale, Turkey)

Authors

NURŞEN ÇÖRDÜK
ÇİĞDEM GÜL
MURAT TOSUNOĞLU
KONSTANTINOS SOTIROPOULOS

Abstract

The taxonomic status and phylogenetic position of the recently recorded smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) population from the island of Bozcaada (Çanakkale, Turkey) is clarified on the basis of morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. The L. vulgaris population from Bozcaada presents body proportions and morphological features of subsp. schmidtlerorum, such as small body length, absence of the tail filament, and dorsal crest with pointed free margin. Similarly, phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences (ND4, 16S rRNA) place the Bozcaada population within Clade E of the recent L. vulgaris phylogeny, which consists of L. v. schmidtlerorum populations.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1602-14

Keywords

Lissotriton vulgaris schmidtlerorum, mitochondrial DNA, 16S rRNA, ND4, taxonomy, Bozcaada (Tenedos), Turkey

First Page

189

Last Page

195

Recommended Citation

ÇÖRDÜK, N, GÜL, Ç, TOSUNOĞLU, M, & SOTIROPOULOS, K (2017). Taxonomic status of a newly described island population of the smooth newtLissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) from Bozcaada (Çanakkale, Turkey). Turkish Journal of Zoology 41 (1): 189-195. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1602-14