Lyciasalamandra

Lyciasalamandra
Lyciasalamandra helverseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Lyciasalamandra

Lyciasalamandra is a genus of salamander in the Salamandridae family, native to Turkey and Greece. All species in the genus are threatened. It contains the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 Göçmen, B. & Akman, B. (2012). Lyciasalamandra arikani n. sp. & L. yehudahi n. sp. (Amphibia: Salamandridae), two new Lycian salamanders from Southwestern Anatolia. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 8 (1): 181-194]
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