Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia
Прилог познавању батрахо- и херпетофауне југоисточне и јужне Србије
2022
Authors:
Tomović, LjiljanaVučić, Tijana
Anđelković, Marko
Urošević, Aleksandar
Bjelica, Vukašin
Maričić, Marko
Lakušić, Margareta
Danon, Gorana
Ivanović, Ana
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Article (Published version)
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We present the updated distribution of batracho- and herpetofauna in southern
and south-eastern Serbia, based on literature and new field records for 16
amphibian and 22 reptile species. In these two biogeographic regions, already
recognized as biodiversity hotspots, we discovered two new amphibian species
with limited distribution: Hyla orientalis and Pelobates balcanicus. Also, one
species (Triturus ivanbureshi) has restricted distribution, while one (Bombina
bombina) is rare. Four reptile species have limited distributions and six are rare in
these regions. The presence of hybrid zones and the influence of the Mediterranean
climate make southern and south-eastern Serbia areas of great importance and the
target for future ecological and conservation studies in Serbia.
Keywords:
amphibians; reptiles; biodiversitySource:
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 2022, 15, 171-189Funding / projects:
- Data collecting for implementation of Natura 2000 network in Republic of Serbia (2020– 2022)
- EU for Serbia – Continued support to implementation of chapter 27 in the area of nature protection (Natura 2000)
- Rufford small Grants, grant no. 25196-1 “Conservation Threat Assessment to Reptile Habitats in Pčinja Region (Southern Serbia) through Distributional and Fitness Traits of Podarcis erhardii Populations”.
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200178 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200178)