| 1. | The ribbed newts ( " Pleurodeles " ) extending to northernmost Africa.
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| 2. | The Iberian ribbed newt ( " Pleurodeles waltl " ) has another method of deterring aggressors.
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| 3. | "Pleurodeles ", including the Iberian ribbed newt, is the type genus of subfamily Pleurodelinae.
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| 4. | The Iberian ribbed newt " ( Pleurodeles waltl ) ", however, is rarely found in the mountainous areas.
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| 5. | Formerly, this species was confused with the Algerian ribbed newt " Pleurodeles nebulosus ", which has a much wider distribution.
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| 6. | Notably, the singular Iberian ribbed newt was named " Pleurodeles waltl " in honor of the young Waltl by his colleague Karl Michahelles in 1830.
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