Biology:Atif's Lycian salamander

Atif's Lycian salamander
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
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 family Salamandridae found only in Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Tok, V., Ugurtas, I.H., Sevinç, M., Crochet, P.-A., Papenfuss, T., Sparreboom, M., Kuzmin, S., Anderson, S., Denoël, M., Eken, G., Kiliç, T. & Gem, E. 2006. Lyciasalamandra atifi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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