Tok, Cemal VarolAfsar, MuratYakin, Batuhan Yaman2025-01-272025-01-2720162337-0173https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13682In this study, a new subspecies of the Lycian salamander, Lyciasalamandra atifi oezi n. ssp., was described from Gazipasa (Antalya, Turkey). The Lyciasalamandra specimens collected in Doganca (Gazipasa, Antalya) are clearly distinguished from the known subspecies of L. atifi by the very small and few white flecks on the dorsal ground pattern or by the absence of the flecks in some specimens. The light coloration, which can be distinctly observed in front of, behind, and under the eye of L. atifi, is indistinct in the new subspecies, unlike the other subspecies. The body length was observed to be shorter than that of the nominate subspecies but close to that of L. a. bayrami. In juveniles, scattered black flecks are striking on the posterior parts of their parotoids and, unlike adults, denser small and white flecks are striking on top of the head as well as on the dorsum, the tail, and the extremities. In addition, scattered yellow flecks in different sizes and shapes are present on the dorsal tail.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAntalya; Gazipasa; Lyciasalamandra atifi oezi subsp. nov; New subspecies; Salamandridae; Taxonomy; TurkeyArticle938452-s2.0-85009935707Q2