Abstract
Peculiarities of the ventral color pattern variation in two cryptic species of newts of the genus Lissotriton (L. vulgaris and L. lantzi) have been examined. The belly and throat of these species have black spots on the pale-grey, yellow or orange background. 626 specimens, including 279 males and 244 females of L. vulgaris (11 samples from Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Turkey), and 52 males and 51 females of L. lantzi (7 samples from Russia and Abkhazia) were used in this study. It was shown that, as a rule, the pattern of ventral coloration in these two species is different.
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