Karpathos Lycian salamander
| Karpathos Lycian salamander | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Lyciasalamandra |
| Species: | L. helverseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lyciasalamandra helverseni Pieper, 1963 | |
The Karpathos Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra helverseni, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found only in Greece. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.
References
- Petros Lymberakis, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Theodore Papenfuss, Max Sparreboom, Sergius Kuzmin, Steven Anderson, Mathieu Denoël 2009. Lyciasalamandra helverseni. Lyciasalamandra helverseni. IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 October 2013.