New sites of the endangered Marmaris Salamander, Lyciasalamandra flavimembris (Mutz and Steinfartz 1995), (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Mugla, Turkey
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Dilara Arslan, Çağdaş Yaşar, Akın İZGİN, Cihan ŞEN, Kerim ÇİÇEK
AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE CONSERVATION, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 12, pp 106-111
Summary
Reported are seven new sites of Lyciasalamandra flavimembris found in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. These data extend the species' distribution range by 45 km in the southwest creating a total species' area of 115 km(2). We compared morphological and color-pattern characteristics from the new sites with previously published data. The new populations are considered to be L. f. flavimembris.