Neurergus_derjugini
Kurdistan newt
Species of salamander
Neurergus derjugini, the Kurdistan newt, Kordestan newt, Derjugin's (Kordestan) mountain newt, or yellow-spotted mountain newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae.[1][2] It is found in Kurdistan in western Iran[1][2] and in northeastern Iraq.[2][3][4] There are two subspecies, Neurergus derjugini derjugini and Neurergus derjugini microspilotus,[2][3][4] the latter is sometimes known as the Avroman Dagh newt.[2]