Balkan-Anatolian Crested Newt (Triturus ivanbureschi)

Balkan-Anatolian Crested Newt, a reference photo — Photo: Wielstra, B.; Litvinchuk, S. N.; Naumov, B.; Tzankov, N.; Arntzen, J. W. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

The Balkan crested newt or Buresch's crested newt (Triturus ivanbureschi) is a newt species of the crested newt species complex in genus Triturus, found in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Balkan-Anatolian Crested Newt being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Triturus macedonicus
Triturus karelinii
Triturus carnifex
Triturus dobrogicus
Triturus cristatus
Mesotriton alpestris

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Triturus
Species: Triturus ivanbureschi

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