The Alpine Newt, Triturus alpestris, is widely distributed across Europe, being absent only from the British Isles, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean islands. Accordingly it has a large number of subspecies.
| Scientific Name | Distribution | Notes |
| T. a. alpestris | Central, W & E Europe, some parts of the Balkan peninsula and N Italy (Julian and Lepontine Alps) | Nominate subspecies. . |
| T. a. apuanus | France, Italy (both countries mainly the Alps regions. esp. NW Tuscany) | |
| T. a. cyreni | Spain (NW inc. SW Pyrenees, C Spain, Cantabrian mtns and Sierra de Guadarrama in Segovia) | |
| T. a. inexpectatus | S Italy | |
| T. a. lacusnigri | Triglav mtns of former W Yugoslavia, inc. Slovenia | |
| T. a. montenegrinus | Montenegro & former E Yugoslavia | Neotenic form. |
| T. a. piperianus | Montenegro | Neotenic form. Found at slightly higher altitudes than T. a. montenegrinus but otherwise closely related: subspecies designation of both forms has been questioned. |
| T. a. reiseri | Bosnia | Partly neotenic form. |
| T. a. serdarus | Durmitor mtns of former Yugoslavia and Montenegro | Found at lower altitudes than montenegrinus and piperianus: subspecies status confirmed genetically. |
| T. a. veluchiensis | Veluchi mountains in C Greece as far as NE Peloponnese |
Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe, Walter Hellmich, English edition 1962, Blandford Press.
Die Amphibien Europas [The Amphibians of Europe], Nöllert and Nöllert, Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.
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