Ommatotriton (Triturus) vittatus Gray, 1835
sbsp. ophryticus Berthold, 1846

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Distribution in Armenia MAP
Altitudes: 1200-1600 m above sea level.
Regions: Kura basin: Lory
Habitats: Ponds and wet meadows
Areal type: Eastern-Mediterranean
Global distribution:
Europe: S-Russia, Georgia,Armenia
Asia: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey,

Food: larvae and imago or arthropodes,

Enemies: Man, fish, frogs

Parasites: no data is available

Known trend: not abjective data is available (presumably critically endangered).

Captive care and breeding: In cativity survive good, see for example my pets

References:

Eghiazaryan, E.M.,2002.Amphibians.Yerevan State University. pp. (In Armenian) 60pp.

Gumilevsky, B.A., 1939. [The Batrachian fauna of Armenia and Nakhichevan ASSR] // Zoological Papers, Vol I, (Transactions of Biological Institure, Vol. III). Edition of Armenian Brunch of The USSR Academy of Scienecs, Erevan, 1939, pp. 1-24. (In Russian).

Kuzmin S.L., 1999. The Amphibians of The Former USSR. Moscow. Scientific Publishers Association KMK, 298 pp.

Tarkhnishvili, D. & Gokhelashvili, R., 1999. The Amphibians of the Caucasus . Advances in Amphibian Research in the Former Soviet Union 1999, Volume 4 : 1-239 ( treatise).

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