Geographic nestedness of <i>Lyciasalamandra billae</i> (Amphibia: Salamandridae) populations within <i>L. antalyana</i> and description of a new subspecies

Godmann, Olaf; Karış, Mert; Göçmen, Bayram

doi:10.1080/09397140.2016.1202902

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“…This included low elevation meso-Mediterranean shrubland or 'maquis, ' where the species is more localized in smaller populations. These populations could be important to the long-term survival of the species, acting as genetic corridors interconnecting mountain populations, as has been observed for other urodeles (Giordano et al 2007). Furthermore, some peripheral amphibian populations show greater genetic diversity than those located in core areas, possibly because of the suboptimal environmental conditions (Munwes et al 2010).…”

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“…Urodeles are particularly sensitive to environmental conditions because they have narrow ranges of thermal/ humidity tolerance (Hutchison 1961;Spotila 1972). Many species of terrestrial salamander are habitat specialists, confined to thermally buffered microhabitats including riparian forests, caves, or fissured substrates (Salvidio 1998;Johnston and Frid 2002;Godmann et al 2016). This suggests that terrestrial salamanders are useful for testing the effectiveness of ecological models constructed using sets of variables covering different spatial scales.…”

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Using hierarchical spatial models to assess the occurrence of an island endemism: the case of Salamandra corsica

Escoriza

Hernández

2019

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Background: Island species are vulnerable to rapid extinction, so it is important to develop accurate methods to determine their occurrence and habitat preferences. In this study, we assessed two methods for modeling the occurrence of the Corsican endemic Salamandra corsica, based on macro-ecological and fine habitat descriptors. We expected that models based on habitat descriptors would better estimate S. corsica occurrence, because its distribution could be influenced by micro-environmental gradients. The occurrence of S. corsica was modeled according to two ensembles of variables using random forests. Results: Salamandra corsica was mainly found in forested habitats, with a complex vertical structure. These habitats are associated with more stable environmental conditions. The model based on fine habitat descriptors was better able to predict occurrence, and gave no false negatives. The model based on macro-ecological variables underestimated the occurrence of the species on its ecological boundary, which is important as such locations may facilitate interpopulation connectivity. Conclusions: Implementing fine spatial resolution models requires greater investment of resources, but this is advisable for study of microendemic species, where it is important to reduce type II error (false negatives).

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Using hierarchical spatial models to assess the occurrence of an island endemism: the case of Salamandra corsica

Escoriza

Hernández

2019

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“…The systematic evaluations reporting new species or subspecies of the genus Lyciasalamandra were performed in previous studies (Veith et al, 2001;Göçmen et al, 2011;Göçmen & Akman, 2012;Göçmen et al, 2013;Akman & Godmann, 2014;Yıldız & Akman, 2015;Godmann et al, 2016). Populations of the same taxon, which occur only a few kilometers apart, often show distinct color and pattern differences (Veith & Steinfartz, 2004).…”

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“…However, Veith et al (2016) suggested that the recently described species L. arikani, L. irfani and L. yehudahi to be treated as subspecies of Lyciasalamandra billae based on levels of molecular differentiation. In addition, a new subspecies, Lyciasalamandra billae eikeae was described according to its coloration and pattern by Godmann et al (2016) from Geyikbayırı (Konyaaltı, Antalya). As it can be understood from the studies in the literature reporting different taxa of this species until recently, the validity of these taxa is controversial and the systematic uncertainty of the subspecies of Lyciasalamandra billae continues.…”

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“…The morphometric features of the individuals were measured using a digital caliper (0.01 mm precision). Measurements of body proportions and ratios were applied according to the study of Godmann et al (2016) who described a new subspecies, Lyciasalamandra billae eikeae from Geyikbayırı (Konyaaltı, Antalya). We followed the measurements as below: Computed characters (Ratios): Ratios of the characters; HW/HL, TL/TBL, PW/PL, and NED/HL were computed.…”

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New locality record of the critically endangered and endemic species, Lyciasalamandra billae (Franzen & Klewen, 1987) (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from Turkey

Bülbül¹,

Özkan²

2021

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Objective: The Bille's Lycian Salamander, Lyciasalamandra billae is an endemic salamander species of Turkey and it has a very narrow distribution area in the Antalya province of the country. A limited number of the reported populations of this critically endangered species are known. The present study aims to show that the distribution of the species extends towards the northeast of Antalya province.Materials and Methods: Two adult individuals (1 ♂ and 1 ♀) were caught from the Sarısu (Antalya, Turkey) population. The morphometric features of the individuals were measured using a digital caliper. After morphometric measurements of the individuals were taken without performing any anesthetic procedure and killing any animals, the salamanders were released back to the habitat where they were caught. Results:We recorded a new locality of the species located about 11 km northeast of Gedeller village. The habitat of the individuals from Sarısu consisted of a forested area. Vegetation of the habitat generally comprised pine trees and dwarf scrub plants. Rostrum-Anus length (RA) was 59.68 mm in the female individual and 59.03 mm in the male. The tail length (TL) was 50.14 mm in the female and 47.12 mm in the male. Conclusion:The morphometric characters and color-pattern features of the specimens were compared with the specimens reported in the literature. We found that the morphometric proportions and ratios of the Sarısu population were similar to the results of the specimens in literature, except a slightly higher HW/HL ratio of the Sarısu population. Based on our morphological findings, we concluded that our specimens belonged to the L. b. billae. However, our conclusion was not dependent on molecular data.

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Phylogenomics reveal species limits and inter-relationships in the narrow-range endemic lycian salamanders

Scott,

Najafi-Majd,

Yıldırım Caynak

et al. 2025

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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Geographic nestedness of Lyciasalamandra billae (Amphibia: Salamandridae) populations within L. antalyana and description of a new subspecies

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Using hierarchical spatial models to assess the occurrence of an island endemism: the case of Salamandra corsica

Using hierarchical spatial models to assess the occurrence of an island endemism: the case of Salamandra corsica

New locality record of the critically endangered and endemic species, Lyciasalamandra billae (Franzen & Klewen, 1987) (Amphibia: Salamandridae) from Turkey

Phylogenomics reveal species limits and inter-relationships in the narrow-range endemic lycian salamanders

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