Beyhaghi, Parham. 2016. Geographic Distribution: TRITURUS KARELINII (Southern Crested Newt). Herpetological Review 47 (4): 621
TRITURUS KARELINII (Southern Crested Newt). IRAN: GOLESTAN PROVINCE: Ramian county: Sefid Cheshmeh Village (36.993083°N, 55.062138°E), 119 m elev. 8 April 2016. M. Nekuea and P. Beyhaghi. Verified by H. G. Kami. Zoological Museum of Golestan University (ZMGU 3547). This is the easternmost record for this species. An adult was collected at 0500 h in a small pond filled with spring water that was located between orchards and a forest. A larva was found at 1230 h at 1-m depth in the pond among aquatic plants. Some sympatric species of amphibians and reptiles include Bufo eichwaldi, Hyla orientalis, Pelophylax ridibundus, Rana pseudodalmatina, Darevskia kamii, Mauremys caspica, and Natrix tessellata. The nearest reported locality for T. karelinii is 60 km SW from the locality reported here (Kami 1997. Zool. Middle East 15:37–40). PARHAM BEYHAGHI, Unit 5, No. 16, East Garmsar Alley, South Shiraz Street, Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran; e-mail: apbbani@gmail.com