Neurergus derjugini

Neurergus microspilotus, the Kurdistan newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found in areas of Iran, possibly Iraq, and possibly Turkey. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rivers.

Neurergus derjugini
Neurergus microspilotus in Kavat stream, near Ravansar city, Kermansah province, Iran.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Neurergus
Species:
N. derjugini
Binomial name
Neurergus derjugini
(Nesterov, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Neurergus microspilotus (Nesterov, 1916)
  • Rhithrotriton derjugini Nesterov, 1916
  • Rhithrotriton derjugini var. microspilotus Nesterov, 1916

References
  1. Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Kuzmin, S. & Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2006. Neurergus microspilotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Neurergus derjugini (Nesterov, 1916)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 11 October 2019.


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