Marmaris Lycian salamander

Marmaris Lycian salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Lyciasalamandra
Species: L. flavimembris
Binomial name
Lyciasalamandra flavimembris
Mutz & Steinfartz, 1995

The Marmaris Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra flavimembris, 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.

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