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

Triturus macedonicus (Karaman, 1922)

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Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	13 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	wetlands woodland and forest
May also occur in	rivers and lakes
Natura 2000 species code	5364

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
GR1250001	Greece	OROS OLYMPOS	Map
GR1340001	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON	Map
GR1340003	Greece	ORI VARNOUNTA	Map
GR2130002	Greece	KORYFES OROUS SMOLIKAS	Map
GR1250003	Greece	OROS TITAROS	Map
GR2310006	Greece	LIMNES VOULKARIA KAI SALTINI	Map
GR2120002	Greece	ELOS KALODIKI	Map
GR1240004	Greece	LIMNI AGRA	Map
GR2130001	Greece	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS VIKOU - AOOU	Map
GR1240003	Greece	OROS PAIKO	Map
GR1310001	Greece	VASILITSA	Map
GR1250002	Greece	PIERIA ORI	Map
GR1210001	Greece	OROS VERMIO	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

External data

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