Luschan's salamander
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Lyciasalamandra |
| Species: | L. luschani |
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Lyciasalamandra luschani (Steindachner, 1891) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Molge luschani Steindachner, 1891 |
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Molge luschani Steindachner, 1891
Mertensiella luschani – Wolterstorff, 1925
Salamandra luschani – Arnold & Burton, 1978
Lyciasalamandra luschani – Veith & Steinfartz, 2004
Luschan's salamander or the Lycian salamander (Lyciasalamandra luschani) is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family found in Greece and Turkey.
Luschan's salamander is brown with small yellow dots dorsally, yellow or whitish laterally, and flesh-colored ventrally. The eyes are prominent, as are the narrow paratoid glands. The tail is thin. Males have a protruding "spike" at the base of their tails on the dorsal surface. Adults may grow to 13 cm (5.1 in) in total length.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The three subspecies are:
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