Lyciasalamandra billae (Franzen and Klewen, 1987)
Mertensiella luschani billae Franzen and Klewen, 1987, Salamandra, 23: 133. Holotype: ZFMK 45766, by original designation. Type locality: "seewärts gerichteter Hang des Beydaglari circa 25 km südwestlich von Antalya" (= coastal slope of the Bay Mountains, 25 km southwest of Antalya), southern Turkey. Type locality discussed and corrected to "southern slope of the Kale Tepe, 1.5 km west of Siçan Island", Turk by Veith, Baran, Godmann, Kiefer, Öz, and Tunç, 2001, Zool. Middle East, 22: 70.
Lyciasalamandra billae — Veith and Steinfartz, 2004, Salamandra, 40: 76.
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Eastern slope of the Caricinar Daglari, southwest of Antalya, southwestern Turkey, 0-200 m elevation.
Comment
Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 163-164, provided a brief account, figure, and map. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 602.
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