Bosca's newt

Boscá's newt
Ventral surface
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Lissotriton
Species:
L. boscai
Binomial name
Lissotriton boscai
(Lataste, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Triturus boscai
    Lataste, 1879
  • Lophinus boscai
    Litvinchuk et al., 2005

Boscá's newt (Lissotriton boscai, formerly Triturus boscai ), also known as the Iberian newt, is a species of newt in the family Salamandridae. The species is found in Portugal and western Spain.

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