Lyciasalamandra

Lyciasalamandra
Lyciasalamandra helverseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Subfamily: Salamandrinae
Genus: Lyciasalamandra
Veith and Steinfartz, 2004

Lyciasalamandra is a genus of salamanders in the family Salamandridae. They are native to southwestern coast of Turkey and nearby Aegean Islands (Greece).[1] As of early 2018, all species in the genus are threatened.[2] The common name Lycian salamanders has been coined for them.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Veith et al. 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).