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Smooth Newt

Smooth Newt
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Lissamphibia
Order:Caudata
Family:Salamandridae
Genus:Triturus
Species:vulgaris
Binomial nomenclature
Triturus vulgaris L.
Subspecies
 T. vulgaris ampelensis
 T. vulgaris graecus
 T. vulgaris kosswigi
 T. vulgaris lantzi
 T. vulgaris meridionalis
 T. vulgaris schmidtlerorum
 T. vulgaris vulgaris

The Smooth Newt (Triturus vulgaris) is the most common newt species of the Triturus genus. It is found in nearly all of Europe except the far north and the iberian peninsula.