Notophthalmus meridionalis

Black-spotted newt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Notophthalmus
Species:
N. meridionalis
Binomial name
Notophthalmus meridionalis
(Cope, 1880)
Subspecies

N. m. kallerti (Wolterstorff, 1930)
N. m. meridionalis

Synonyms[2]
  • Diemyctylus miniatus meridionalis Cope, 1880
  • Molge meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
  • Diemyctylus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
  • Triturus meridionalis (Cope, 1880)
  • Diemyctylus kallerti Wolterstorff, 1930
  • Triturus kallerti (Wolterstorff, 1930)
  • Notophthalmus kallerti (Wolterstorff, 1930)

Notophthalmus meridionalis, the black-spotted newt or Texas newt, is a species of aquatic newt native to northeastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States.[1][2] This amphibian was put on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species in 2008 with populations still decreasing. It was reclassified to Vulnerable in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Notophthalmus meridionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59452A53987990. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).