Lyciasalamandra atifi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	SALAMANDRIDAE

Scientific Name:	Lyciasalamandra atifi
Species Authority:	(Başoğlu, 1967)
Taxonomic Notes:	This taxon was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Salamandra lushchani. It has been elevated to species level, and assigned to the genus Lyciasalamandra, by Veith and Steinfartz (2004).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Theodore Papenfuss, Max Sparreboom, Sergius Kuzmin, Steven Anderson, Mathieu Denoël

Reviewer/s:

Neil Cox and Helen Temple

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

History:

2006	–	Endangered (IUCN 2006)
2006	–	Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to southern Anatolia, Turkey, where it has been recorded from Serik, Turbelinaz, Fersin, Dikmen, Manavgat, Gayi, Gollepe and Selge. It is present at altitudes of 190-1,500m asl
Countries:	Native: Turkey
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common within its limited range (Ǒz, pers. comm., September 2008).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found under stones in humid areas of pine forest. Animals are found in areas of limestone and also close to rivers. It has been recorded close to villages, but does not occur in modified habitats (Avci, pers. comm., September 2008). The species is viviparous, the female giving birth to one or two fully metamorphosed young after a gestation period of around one year.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Within its naturally restricted range, the major potential threat to this species is habitat loss caused by forest fires, and overcollection for scientific purposes. Currently, there is only limited habitat loss taking place, since the human population in its range is generally low, and there is little tourism in the area where it is found, but with ongoing development in the region habitat loss could become more severe.

Major Threat(s):

Within its naturally restricted range, the major potential threat to this species is habitat loss caused by forest fires, and overcollection for scientific purposes. Currently, there is only limited habitat loss taking place, since the human population in its range is generally low, and there is little tourism in the area where it is found, but with ongoing development in the region habitat loss could become more severe.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is not known from any protected areas. The creation of a protected area for this species could help protect its restricted range from development.

Conservation Actions:

This species is not known from any protected areas. The creation of a protected area for this species could help protect its restricted range from development.

Citation:	Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Pierre-André Crochet, Theodore Papenfuss, Max Sparreboom, Sergius Kuzmin, Steven Anderson, Mathieu Denoël 2009. Lyciasalamandra atifi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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