Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013)
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First evidence of a paedomorphic population of the smooth newt (<em>Lissotriton vulgaris</em>) in the Czech Republic

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  • Václav Gvoždík,
  • Veronika Javůrková,
  • Oldřich Kopecký
Václav Gvoždík
National Museum of Czech Republic
Veronika Javůrková
Charles University, Prague
Oldřich Kopecký
Czech University of Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-11865

Published 2013-06-28

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Gvoždík, V., Javůrková, V., & Kopecký, O. (2013). First evidence of a paedomorphic population of the smooth newt (<em>Lissotriton vulgaris</em>) in the Czech Republic. Acta Herpetologica, 8(1), 53–57. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-11865
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Abstract

Facultative paedomorphosis is an environmentally induced polymorphism that is well known for many caudate species including newts. Although facultative paedomorphosis has been documented in some smooth-newt populations, records of entirely paedomorphic populations outside the Balkans are limited. Here we present the first evidence of a paedomorphic population of the smooth newt in the Czech Republic with discussion of potential causes that need to be further tested.
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