Lyciasalamandra

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] Lyciasalamandra contains seven recognized species:[1] Molecular data suggest that some recently described species (Lyciasalamandra irfani,[4] Lyciasalamandra arikani, and Lyciasalamandra yehudahi[5]), which as of early 2018 are still listed by the AmphibiaWeb,[6] should be considered as subspecies of Lyciasalamandra billae.