''Lyciasalamandra helverseni'', the Karpathos salamander, is a species of

salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

in the family

Salamandridae Salamandridae is a family of salamanders consisting of true salamanders and newts. Salamandrids are distinguished from other salamanders by the lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of their bodies and by their rough skin. Their skin is v ...

found only in Greece. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas.

References

helverseni Endemic fauna of Greece Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1963 {{Salamandridae-stub