Ventral and lateral spot patterns differentiation between three smooth newt species (Amphibia: Salamandridae: Lissotriton)

IF 0.6 4区生物学 Q4 ZOOLOGY

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae Pub Date : 2022-08-12 DOI:10.17109/azh.68.3.261.2022

D. Skorinov, E. Bozkurt, K. Olgun, S. Litvinchuk

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Abstract

The location, shape and area of dark spots on the belly, throat and sides of the body of three closely related species of smooth newts (Lissotriton kosswigi, L. schmidtleri and L. vulgaris) were analysed. Differences were found between species and sexes in the location and shape of dark spots on the belly, throat and lateral surfaces of the body. Discriminant analysis of these spot characteristics allows to identificate of males of all three species with a high degree of confidence (85–91%). In females, only L. vulgaris was correctly distinguished from the other two species (accuracy 81–94%). Anatolian and Thracian populations of L. schmidtleri have very similar patterns of dark spots, which confirm their conspecificity. The differences in the location and size of dark spots make possible successful identification of the species during field research and study of museum specimens. The developed method could be useful for comparative studies of other animal species which have spotted camouflage or aposematic colouration.

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三种光滑蝾螈的腹侧斑点模式差异（两栖纲：蝾螈科：利索蝾螈）

分析了三种亲缘关系密切的光滑蝾螈（Lissotriton kosswigi、L.schmidtleri和L.vulgaris）腹部、喉咙和身体两侧黑斑的位置、形状和面积。腹部、喉咙和身体侧面黑斑的位置和形状在物种和性别之间存在差异。对这些斑点特征的判别分析可以以高度的置信度（85-91%）识别出所有三个物种的雄性。在雌性中，只有L.vulgaris与其他两个物种正确区分（准确率为81–94%）。schmidtleri的安纳托利亚和色雷斯种群具有非常相似的黑点模式，这证实了它们的同种性。黑点的位置和大小的差异使得在博物馆标本的实地研究和研究中成功识别该物种成为可能。所开发的方法可用于对其他具有斑点伪装或警示颜色的动物物种进行比较研究。

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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 生物-动物学

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期刊介绍： Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae publishes original works in the fields of animal taxonomy and systematics, zoogeography, animal ecology and behaviour, population biology, biodiversity studies and nature conservation problems of international interest. Short communications, check lists, catalogues or new species records for a given region are not in focus of the scope of the journal.