On the presence of the Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus, at Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria

GHERGHEL Iulian, IFTIME Alexandru

Journal Article: North-Western Journal of Zoology 01/2009;

Abstract

The Danube crested newt, Triturus dobrogicus, was known to be distributed in the Pannonian Basin, along the lower Danube and from the Danube Delta to the Dnepr Delta. Based on the discovery of three specimens in the collection of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania, we report a new record of Triturus dobrogicus from Lake Durankulak. This location in the north-east of Bulgaria, the Black Sea littoral region, is far outside the previously known range, and therefore establishes a new south-eastern limit for the distribution of this species. The possibility of introgressive hybridization with Triturus karelinii is discussed.

Source: DOAJ

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Keywords

Black Sea littoral region
 
Danube crested newt
 
Lake Durankulak
 
Natural History
 
new record
 
Triturus karelinii
 
“Grigore Antipa” National Museum