New records and updated distribution of the Balkan endemic and threatened water frog Pelophylax shqipericus in Montenegro
Нови подаци и ажурирана дистрибуција балканске ендемичне и угрожене зелене жабе Pelophylax shqipericus у Црној Гори
2023
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In this paper, we present the distribution of the Balkan endemic and vulnerable
water frog Pelophylax shqipericus in Montenegro based on our field work and
literature data. The dataset includes 129 records, 47% of which have not been
published before. The new data contribute significantly to a better understanding of
the distribution of Pelophylax shqipericus in t he S kadar L ake b asin a nd t o t he
delimitation of the northern margin of the species’ range in the Bjelopavlići Plain.
The data presented provide important basic information for the study of spatial
patterns and conservation measures for this range-restricted species.
Keywords:
Amphibians; Albanian water frog; South-eastern Montenegro; Balkan PeninsulaSource:
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 2023, 16, 203-213Funding / projects:
- “Educational Station Mareza”, ReLOaD program supported by the European Union
- “SOS Skadar Lake - Keeping the Montenegrin Wilderness Wild” supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
- “Restoration of Skadar Lake wet meadows for sustainable and traditional land use”supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
- “Monitoring the state/change of biodiversity in the Nature Park Ulcinj Salina - Amphibians and Reptiles”, supported by the NGO “Center for Protection and Research of Birds” (CZIP), Montenegro
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, grant no. 451-03-47/2023- 01/2007.