Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: GarcÃ a-Par Ã s et al . divided the genus Triturus , placing the Alpine Newt into its own genus Mesotriton .
Simplified: GarcÃ a-Par Ã s et al . split the genus Triturus into three , and placed the Alpine Newt into its own genus Mesotriton .