Atif's Lycian salamander

Atif's Lycian salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Lyciasalamandra
Species: L. atifi
Binomial name
Lyciasalamandra atifi
(Basoglu, 1967)

Atif's Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra atifi, is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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