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The Sporades are one of the most biologically important archipelagos in the Aegean Sea (Greece) and have received priority conservation over the last 50 years. However, despite numerous early efforts, its herpetofauna is only partially described, resulting in many distributional gaps that have prevented adequate understanding and management of the...
Current knowledge of the vertical distribution of Triturus macedonicus places the species at altitudes up to 2140 m. Herein, we report its presence in the alpine lake Gistova at 2360 m on Mt. Grammos, Greece, thus extending the highest altitudinal point for the species, as well as for the Triturus genus. This record showcases the adaptive capacity...
In this study, we investigate the phylogeographic patterns of Dolichophis species in the Aegean region, aiming to elucidate their genetic diversity and putative historical colonisation routes through mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. Our findings revealed distinct phylogeographic patterns: D. caspius exhibited a higher level of haplotypes within...
Karyotype divergence may strongly affect the degree of hybridization between species. Western Palearctic slow worms (Anguis) are legless lizards forming different types of secondary contact zones. To identify the level of chromosomal variation in slow worms, we examined karyotype in multiple populations of all species except one and Pseudopus apodu...
The Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) is a successful colonizer that has been introduced in many European countries. In Greece, the species' presence is documented for at least 150 years now and it has been only recently introduced on the islands of Corfu and Lesvos, and the prefectures of Aetoloakarnania and Attica (Athens city). In this docum...
Peri-urban forests have both a protective and aesthetic role in cities, contributing to the health and well-being of their residents. Seich Sou is the peri-urban forest of Thessaloniki City, Greece, with an area of about 3000 ha. It offers protection from erosion and pollution, a place for recreation and it can also provide a wildlife refuge. To da...
Citizen science is emerging as a powerful tool for the early detection of biological invasions. The exotic pet trade has been deemed as the most significant cause of establishment for reptiles , and among them, turtles have the highest number of introduction events. In Europe, at least 13 species of alien freshwater turtles have been recorded in th...
Karyotype divergence may strongly affect the rate of hybridization between species in their secondary contact zones. Slow worms ( Anguis , Anguidae) are morphologically relatively cryptic legless lizards representing two evolutionary lineages, A. cephallonica from the southernmost Balkans, and the A. fragilis species complex (comprising two sister-...
In the early 2000s, numerous cases of European amphibian population declines and mass die-offs started to emerge. Investigating those events led to the discovery that wild European
amphibians were confronted with grave disease threats caused by introduced pathogens, namely the amphibian and the salamander chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidi...
Ammouliani is a small inhabited island of an area about 6.9 km 2 , located in the Gulf of Agion Oros, Chalkidiki, Greece. Hitherto, there have been no herpetological surveys on the island and thus its herpetofaunal composition is still unknown. In the current short note, records of amphibians and reptiles from Ammouliani Island are presented for th...
First evidence on the occurence of Greek Newt Lissotriton graecus and the Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus on Evia Island, Greece - Parnassiana Archives 9: 115-117
Since the first report of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in northern Greece in 2013, the pest has gradually expanded its range to a total of eight administrative regions in the country. A survey consisting mainly of citizen science occurrence records provides a new insight on the distribution of the...
The slow-worm lizards (Anguis) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically – with the exception of A. cephallonica, which exhibits a quite unique morphology – they are genetically deeply divergent. Here, we provide detailed distribution maps for each
species...
Εκπαιδευτική αφίσα με τα είδη φιδιών που υπάρχουν στο Πήλιο. Επιτρέπεται η αναδημοσίευση και η εκτύπωση σε εκπαιδευτικούς, δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς χώρους, όχι όμως η τροποποίηση και η χρήση για εμπορικούς σκοπούς. Educational poster with the species of the snakes that exist on Pelion. It is allowed to republish and print on educational, public, an...
The dynamic biogeography of glacial refugia may cause complex patterns of genetic admixture between parapatric taxa, which in turn can mislead their systematics, diversity, and distributions. We investigated this issue for green toads (Bufotes) inhabiting the circum-Aegean region, a biodiversity hotspot of the Eastern Mediterranean. A previous phyl...
Albinism is resulted by genetic mutations that block the metabolic pathways of melanine synthesis, and lead to a complete white or yellowish skin colour and red irides in animals. Several cases of albinism in amphibians have been reported from Europe, but only a few in Green Toads, Bufotes viridis. Here, we report the first record of albino Green T...
Ένας συνοπτικός οδηγός για το πως να ξεχωρίζει κανείς τα ελάχιστα επικίνδυνα δηλητηριώδη ζώα της Ελλάδας, μαζί με οδηγίες πρόληψης και επικαιροποιημένων πρώτων βοηθειών σε περίπτωση δηλητηριώδους δήγματος. Περιέχονται περιγραφικές φωτογραφίες, χάρτης εξάπλωσης, βασικές γνώσεις για τα είδη, πρακτικές συμβουλές και άλλες χρήσιμες πληροφορίες, σε ένα...
The area of the south‐western Balkans hosts a remarkably high species richness and has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. The significance of the Balkan Peninsula as a biodiversity refugium during the Quaternary climatic fluctuations has been repeatedly pointed out in literature, yet the area remains quite understudied in terms of phylogeograp...
Εκπαιδευτική αφίσα (poster) με όλα τα είδη φιδιών της Κρήτης.
Επιτρέπεται η αναδημοσίευση και η εκτύπωση για ανάρτηση σε εκπαιδευτικούς, δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς χώρους, όχι όμως η τροποποίηση και η χρήση για εμπορικούς σκοπούς.
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Tarentola mauritanica, also known as Moorish Gecko, is a trans-Mediterranean gecko with a large distribution, ranging from Israel and North Africa, to southern Europe, as well as on many large Mediterranean islands. In Greece, the Moorish Gecko is distributed across several islands, and the only mainland occurrences reported are from the Peloponnes...
A small but growing population of the Dalmatian Algyroides (Algyroides nigropunctatus) was found in a suburb of Athens (Greece), a long way from the species’ known range. This apparently introduced population increases the number of new lizard species documented in the Athens metropolitan area during the past few years.
Η Ομάδα Βιοποικιλότητας του προγράμματος Terra Lemnia κατέγραψε την υφιστάμενη κατάσταση της βιοποικιλότητας στη Λήμνο και μελέτησε τη διασύνδεσή της με τις υπάρχουσες γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές πρακτικές έχοντας ως κύριο άξονα τις μάντρες του νησιού. Καταγράφοντας τη χλωρίδα, την εντομοπανίδα και τα πτηνά της Λημνιακής υπαίθρου, έγινε μια προσπάθεια κατα...
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The genomic era contributes to update the taxonomy of many debated terrestrial vertebrates. In an accompanying work, we provided a comprehensive molecular assessment of spadefoot toads (Pelobates) using genomic data. Our results call for taxonomic updates in this group. First, nuclear phylogenomics confirmed the species-level divergence between the...
Cryptic phylogeographic diversifications are unique models to examine the role of phylogenetic divergence on the evolution of reproductive isolation, without extrinsic factors such as ecology. Yet, to date very few comparative studies were attempted within such radiations. Here, we characterize a new speciation continuum in a group of widespread Eu...
Cryptic phylogeographic diversifications provide unique models to examine the role of phylogenetic divergence on the evolution of reproductive isolation, without extrinsic factors such as ecological and behavioural differentiation. Yet, to date very few comparative
studies have been attempted within such radiations. Here, we characterize a new spec...
Abstract: The genus Algyroides (Lacertidae) is distributed in southern Europe and consists of four species. Two of them (Algyroides nigropunctatus and A. moreoticus) occur in the Balkan Peninsula. Two main location-specific color phenotypes are recognized for A. nigropunctatus that currently correspond to different subspecies, whereas A. moreoticus...
Zootoca vivipara (Viviparous Lizard) is the terrestrial reptile with the largest and the highest latitudinal range in the world, ranging from West Europe to East Asia. It presents both viviparous and oviparous populations that are genetically distinct and several lineages have been recognized within its wide distribution. To date, the southernmost...
Based on several recent herpetological surveys on the Kastellorizo archipelago in the Eastern Mediterranean, we present a review of the herpetofauna of the area. Active searching and visual encounter surveys on Kastellorizo confirmed the presence of two species of amphibians and thirteen species of reptiles, and in conjunction with the available li...
Poster with the snakes of Corfu with pictures and short descriptions in Greek. Primarily for schools and other institutions.
Εσύ είσαι «φιδογνώστης»; Ωφέλιμα αλλά παρεξηγημένα... τα φίδια της Χίου.
Όλα τα φίδια της Χίου σε μια αφίσα.
Επιτρέπεται η αναδημοσίευση και η εκτύπωση για ανάρτηση σε εκπαιδευτικούς, δημόσιους και ιδιωτικούς χώρους, όχι όμως η τροποποίηση και η χρήση για εμπορικούς σκοπούς.
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In this document we present the discovery of a new established population of the Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) in Athens at the regions of Sepolia and Aigaleo. This is the first time the species is reported in mainland Greece, outside its known distribution in the W Peloponnese. As a strongly synanthropic species, the Moorish Gecko must hav...
The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a pteropodid species with a large part of its range in the Palearctic region. It has a quite discontinuous range from sub-Saharan Africa to NW India, including SW Turkey. In this note we present the first record of the Egyptian fruit bat in Greek territory, observed during a zoological expedition on...
In this study we aimed to clarify the identity of a wall lizard population that deviates phenotypically from the other Podarcis lizards that occur in the broader area (Athens, Greece). To this end we used molecular techniques. Most surprisingly, we identified the focal population as Podarcis vaucheri, a species far away from its natural range. Mole...
The Ring-headed Dwarf Snake (Eirenis modestus) is a medium-sized colubrid snake distributed in Caucasus, Greece, Iran and Turkey. The typical colouration of the species is uniform, light brown to greyish, while individuals with rows of dark blotches in the first half of the body may also exist in some populations. In this document we present two ca...
The amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is a widespread, cosmopolitan pathogen
largely affecting free-living amphibian populations. So far there are no published studies for the presence of B. dendrobatidis in Greece. In this preliminary study we sampled 59 metamorphosed anurans from four Greek wetlands. Five samples were posi...
We present herpetofaunal observations from Limnos and Agios Efstratios, two Asia Minor continental shelf islands in the Aegean Sea. Comprehensive surveys over 88 days in total on Limnos, over a period of nine years, consisted mainly of visual encounter surveys and road cruised observations, revealed the presence of three species of amphibians and t...
Το γένος Algyroides ανήκει στην οικογένεια Lacertidae και περιλαμβάνει τέσσερα είδη σαυρών, εκ των οποίων τα δύο, Algyroides nigropunctatus και A. moreoticus, απαντούν στην Ελλάδα, ενώ το δεύτερο συνιστά ενδημικό είδος της χώρας. H A. nigropunctatus εμφανίζει δύο διαφορετικούς χρωματικούς φαινότυπους ανάλογα με την περιοχή εξάπλωσης. Ο σκοπός της π...
The study concerns the first records for the presence of the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis
in Greece and subsequent infestations on ornamental box trees in urban environment. Adults
of the pest were first spotted in six locations around the country from October 2013 until April 2015,
when infestation was also detected (mid April). The pest wa...
