Escoriza Daniel, Hassine Jihène Ben
GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17071 Girona, Spain.
Zootaxa. 2017 Mar 1;4237(3):zootaxa.4237.3.11. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.3.11.
The Ribbed newts (genus Pleurodeles) are endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa (Raffaëlli 2013), and comprise three species: Pleurodeles nebulosus (Guichenot 1850), Pleurodeles poireti (Gervais 1836) and Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles 1830. Pleurodeles nebulosus is found in northern Algeria and Tunisia with an average size of 18 cm, while P. poireti is endemic to the Edough Massif, in northeastern Algeria and is the smallest species, with 12.9 cm in total length (Escoriza et al. 2016; Carranza & Wade 2004). Pleurodeles waltl appears on the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco (García-París et al. 2004). The eastern and western populations of P. waltl although they are not differentiated taxonomically show high levels of genetic divergence (estimated to have occurred 2.0-3.2 Ma; Carranza & Arnold 2003). The individuals of P. waltl attain large sizes (30 cm of total length) and have 8-10 cutaneous glands on both sides (Pasteur 1958), which are absent in other species of the genus.
肋突螈属（Pleurodeles）特产于伊比利亚半岛和非洲西北部（拉法埃利，2013年），包含三个物种：云雾肋突螈（Pleurodeles nebulosus，吉舍诺，1850年）、普氏肋突螈（Pleurodeles poireti，热尔韦，1836年）和沃氏肋突螈（Pleurodeles waltl，米夏埃利斯，1830年）。云雾肋突螈分布于阿尔及利亚北部和突尼斯，平均体长18厘米，而普氏肋突螈特产于阿尔及利亚东北部的埃杜山地块，是最小的物种，全长12.9厘米（埃斯科里扎等人，2016年；卡兰萨和韦德，2004年）。沃氏肋突螈出现在伊比利亚半岛和摩洛哥（加西亚 - 帕里斯等人，2004年）。沃氏肋突螈的东部和西部种群虽然在分类学上没有差异，但显示出高度的遗传分化（估计发生在2.0 - 3.2百万年前；卡兰萨和阿诺德，2003年）。沃氏肋突螈个体体型较大（全长30厘米），两侧有8 - 10个皮肤腺（巴斯德，1958年），该属其他物种没有这些皮肤腺。
