Talk:Alpine newt

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This article is based on a translation of the German Wikipedia article about this specimen. But notice that the paragraphs "life and habitat", "location" and "endangerment" have been changed since August (the date of translation). So, it's worth while visiting the german article again. Especially the paragraph "endangerment" here is a little confusing and strange to me. It refers to very subjective observations of one single person and doesn't deal with factors of endangerment in general! -- Fice, Nov. 25, 2005

Scientific name

Isn't the taxonomy a little out of date? As far as I know, Mesotriton alpestris is the commonly accepted name. --Cynops3 02:56, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amphibian Species of the World changed the name from Ichthyosaura alpestris to Mesotriton alpestris on 4 March 2025,^[1]^[2] citing following Mutz and Böhme (2025).^[3] The new/restored genus is monotypic. I haven't looked at the history of the name. — Jts1882 | talk 12:48, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ Frost, Darrel R. "Running log of additions and changes, 2025". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ Frost, Darrel R. "Mesotriton alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ Mutz, T.; Böhme, W. (2025). "Ichthyosaura as a generic nomen for the Alpine Newt (Caudata: Salamandridae): a doubtful case of literarian archeology". Salamandra. 61: 41–52.

[1] Frost, Darrel R. "Running log of additions and changes, 2025". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[2] Frost, Darrel R. "Mesotriton alpestris (Laurenti, 1768)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[3] Mutz, T.; Böhme, W. (2025). "Ichthyosaura as a generic nomen for the Alpine Newt (Caudata: Salamandridae): a doubtful case of literarian archeology". Salamandra. 61: 41–52.

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