Bay Lycian salamander
| Bay Lycian salamander | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Lyciasalamandra |
| Species: | L. billae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyciasalamandra billae Franzen & Klewen, 1987 | |
The bay Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra billae, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumluta?, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Theodore Papenfuss, Max Sparreboom, Sergius Kuzmin, Steven Anderson, Mathieu Denoël 2009. Lyciasalamandra billae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1.