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Triturus
salamander
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annotated classification
- In Caudata: Annotated classification
…North America; 21 genera (including Triturus and Salamandra in Europe, Notophthalamus and Taricha in North America, and Cynops in Japan) and about 120 species.There is disagreement concerning the classification of
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mating behaviour
- In reproductive behaviour: Amphibians
In the European newt Triturus, for example, in which mating takes place in the water, the male places himself in front of a female with his back to her. Suddenly, he executes a leap, directs a current of water at her, faces her, and bends his tail forward alongside…
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