Sunday, August 28, 2016

[Paleontology • 2014] Lyciasalamandra antalyana gocmeni • A New Subspecies of Lyciasalamandra antalyana (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from the Lycian Coast, Turkey


Lyciasalamandra antalyana gocmeni 
Akman & Godmann, 2014

 (a) Male from the type locality, Kırkgözhan, Yağca; (b) male, (c) female, and (d) juvenile from Kızılseki. 

Abstract
A new subspecies of the Lycian salamander Lyciasalamandra antalyana is described from Yağcavillage (Antalya province) and Burdur province on the Lycian Coast, Turkey. It is distinguished from the nominotypical form by its dorsal colouration, multivariate morphometrics, and mitochondrial molecular markers.

Key words. Urodela, Lyciasalamandra antalyana gocmeni ssp. n., 16SrDNA gene, Turkey.


Figure 2.  Lyciasalamandra antalyana gocmeni(a) Male from the type locality, Kırkgözhan, Yağca; (b) male, (c) female, and (d) juvenile from Kızılseki.  

Bahadir Akman and Olaf Godmann. 2014. A New Subspecies of Lyciasalamandra antalyana (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from the Lycian Coast, Turkey. Salamandra. 50(3);125-132 ·