TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Šević, Mirko
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Mirč, Marko
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/80732
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5923
PB  - Societa Europea Herpetologica
T2  - Herpetology Notes
T1  - Note on the further spread of the Kotschy’s Gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in Serbia with pholidosis description
VL  - 16
SP  - 533
EP  - 537
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5923
ER  - 

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year = "2023",
publisher = "Societa Europea Herpetologica",
journal = "Herpetology Notes",
title = "Note on the further spread of the Kotschy’s Gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in Serbia with pholidosis description",
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Urošević, A., Maričić, M., Šević, M., Vučić, T., Mirč, M., Tomović, L.,& Anđelković, M.. (2023). Note on the further spread of the Kotschy’s Gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in Serbia with pholidosis description. in Herpetology Notes
Societa Europea Herpetologica., 16, 533-537.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5923

Urošević A, Maričić M, Šević M, Vučić T, Mirč M, Tomović L, Anđelković M. Note on the further spread of the Kotschy’s Gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in Serbia with pholidosis description. in Herpetology Notes. 2023;16:533-537.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5923 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Šević, Mirko, Vučić, Tijana, Mirč, Marko, Tomović, Ljiljana, Anđelković, Marko, "Note on the further spread of the Kotschy’s Gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in Serbia with pholidosis description" in Herpetology Notes, 16 (2023):533-537,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5923 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5718
AB  - When captured by a predator, the prey’s options for escape decrease dramatically; however, some species, such as dice snakes, display a wide variety of behaviours in order to escape. We explored how factors such as locality, body temperature, body size, sex, reproductive status (i.e. gravid vs. non-gravid), presence and state of injuries, and the presence of food affect the occurrence of behavioural displays in a capture situation within and among four free-ranging populations of dice snakes, Natrix tessellata (Colubridae). Our study shows that dice snakes regularly hiss, discharge their cloacal glands, and coat themselves in musk when captured, while other behaviours were displayed only occasionally. Our study corroborates previous findings of local differentiation in snake behaviour, especially the case of supposed Batesian mimicry in dice snakes. In three of four localities where the dice snake lives in proximity or in sympatry with nose-horned vipers, they display fake striking, with additional head flattening as opposed to the viper-free locality. Larger snakes exhibit a wider array of antipredator behaviours, which commonly include musking and hissing. Expectedly, warmer snakes were more likely to display vigorous antipredator
behaviours such as struggling and striking. Injured snakes (a possible measure of a previous exposure to predation) displayed fewer behaviours and musked and hissed less. We call into question the analysis of isolated antipredator behavioural displays, and encourage using entire behavioural sequences in order to understand the complexity of antipredator behaviour.
PB  - New York: Springer Nature
T2  - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
T1  - A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free‑ranging dice snakes
IS  - 5
VL  - 77
DO  - 10.1007/s00265-023-03323-9
SP  - 48
ER  - 

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author = "Bjelica, Vukašin and Anđelković, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Maričić, Marko and Arsovski, Dragan and Tomović, Ljiljana and Golubović, Ana",
year = "2023",
abstract = "When captured by a predator, the prey’s options for escape decrease dramatically; however, some species, such as dice snakes, display a wide variety of behaviours in order to escape. We explored how factors such as locality, body temperature, body size, sex, reproductive status (i.e. gravid vs. non-gravid), presence and state of injuries, and the presence of food affect the occurrence of behavioural displays in a capture situation within and among four free-ranging populations of dice snakes, Natrix tessellata (Colubridae). Our study shows that dice snakes regularly hiss, discharge their cloacal glands, and coat themselves in musk when captured, while other behaviours were displayed only occasionally. Our study corroborates previous findings of local differentiation in snake behaviour, especially the case of supposed Batesian mimicry in dice snakes. In three of four localities where the dice snake lives in proximity or in sympatry with nose-horned vipers, they display fake striking, with additional head flattening as opposed to the viper-free locality. Larger snakes exhibit a wider array of antipredator behaviours, which commonly include musking and hissing. Expectedly, warmer snakes were more likely to display vigorous antipredator
behaviours such as struggling and striking. Injured snakes (a possible measure of a previous exposure to predation) displayed fewer behaviours and musked and hissed less. We call into question the analysis of isolated antipredator behavioural displays, and encourage using entire behavioural sequences in order to understand the complexity of antipredator behaviour.",
publisher = "New York: Springer Nature",
journal = "Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology",
title = "A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free‑ranging dice snakes",
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volume = "77",
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pages = "48"
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Bjelica, V., Anđelković, M., Lakušić, M., Maričić, M., Arsovski, D., Tomović, L.,& Golubović, A.. (2023). A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free‑ranging dice snakes. in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
New York: Springer Nature., 77(5), 48.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-023-03323-9

Bjelica V, Anđelković M, Lakušić M, Maričić M, Arsovski D, Tomović L, Golubović A. A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free‑ranging dice snakes. in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2023;77(5):48.
doi:10.1007/s00265-023-03323-9 .

Bjelica, Vukašin, Anđelković, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Maričić, Marko, Arsovski, Dragan, Tomović, Ljiljana, Golubović, Ana, "A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free‑ranging dice snakes" in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 77, no. 5 (2023):48,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-023-03323-9 . .

TY  - GEN
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Šević, Mirko
AU  - Tokić, Goran
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/77476
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5397
PB  - Bonn: Societas Europaea Herpetologica
T2  - Herpetology Notes
T1  - Further introductions and population establishment of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Serbia (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
VL  - 16
SP  - 21
EP  - 24
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5397
ER  - 

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author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Anđelković, Marko and Maričić, Marko and Vučić, Tijana and Šević, Mirko and Tokić, Goran and Tomović, Ljiljana",
year = "2023",
publisher = "Bonn: Societas Europaea Herpetologica",
journal = "Herpetology Notes",
title = "Further introductions and population establishment of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Serbia (Squamata: Gekkonidae)",
volume = "16",
pages = "21-24",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5397"
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Urošević, A., Anđelković, M., Maričić, M., Vučić, T., Šević, M., Tokić, G.,& Tomović, L.. (2023). Further introductions and population establishment of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Serbia (Squamata: Gekkonidae). in Herpetology Notes
Bonn: Societas Europaea Herpetologica., 16, 21-24.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5397

Urošević A, Anđelković M, Maričić M, Vučić T, Šević M, Tokić G, Tomović L. Further introductions and population establishment of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Serbia (Squamata: Gekkonidae). in Herpetology Notes. 2023;16:21-24.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5397 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Anđelković, Marko, Maričić, Marko, Vučić, Tijana, Šević, Mirko, Tokić, Goran, Tomović, Ljiljana, "Further introductions and population establishment of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Serbia (Squamata: Gekkonidae)" in Herpetology Notes, 16 (2023):21-24,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5397 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Danon, Gorana
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4956
AB  - In Serbia, the southern and south-eastern parts of the country have the highest diversity of Reptile fauna. Due to the Mediterranean influence that is spreading across the North Macedonia to the north, some Mediterranean Reptile species have been recorded in Serbia, but there is a possibility that there are still unregistered ones. Concerning the importance of this part of Serbia, intensive faunistic research was done, which resulted in the discovery of L. trilineata, a new species for the herpetofauna of Serbia, in several localities. At each of explored localities, we found only one or few individuals of L. trilineata. This result lays the foundation for future population and conservation research of L. trilineata on the margins of its distribution.
PB  - Societas Europaea Herpetologica
T2  - Herpetology Notes
T1  - Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata (Squamata: Lacertidae): a new species for the Serbian herpetofauna
IS  - 2022
VL  - 15
SP  - 211
EP  - 214
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4956
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Anđelković, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Bjelica, Vukašin and Maričić, Marko and Danon, Gorana and Urošević, Aleksandar and Tomović, Ljiljana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "In Serbia, the southern and south-eastern parts of the country have the highest diversity of Reptile fauna. Due to the Mediterranean influence that is spreading across the North Macedonia to the north, some Mediterranean Reptile species have been recorded in Serbia, but there is a possibility that there are still unregistered ones. Concerning the importance of this part of Serbia, intensive faunistic research was done, which resulted in the discovery of L. trilineata, a new species for the herpetofauna of Serbia, in several localities. At each of explored localities, we found only one or few individuals of L. trilineata. This result lays the foundation for future population and conservation research of L. trilineata on the margins of its distribution.",
publisher = "Societas Europaea Herpetologica",
journal = "Herpetology Notes",
title = "Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata (Squamata: Lacertidae): a new species for the Serbian herpetofauna",
number = "2022",
volume = "15",
pages = "211-214",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4956"
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Anđelković, M., Lakušić, M., Bjelica, V., Maričić, M., Danon, G., Urošević, A.,& Tomović, L.. (2022). Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata (Squamata: Lacertidae): a new species for the Serbian herpetofauna. in Herpetology Notes
Societas Europaea Herpetologica., 15(2022), 211-214.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4956

Anđelković M, Lakušić M, Bjelica V, Maričić M, Danon G, Urošević A, Tomović L. Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata (Squamata: Lacertidae): a new species for the Serbian herpetofauna. in Herpetology Notes. 2022;15(2022):211-214.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4956 .

Anđelković, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Bjelica, Vukašin, Maričić, Marko, Danon, Gorana, Urošević, Aleksandar, Tomović, Ljiljana, "Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata (Squamata: Lacertidae): a new species for the Serbian herpetofauna" in Herpetology Notes, 15, no. 2022 (2022):211-214,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_4956 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Danon, Gorana
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5548
AB  - 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.
AB  - У овом раду дато је ажурирано и систематизовано распрострањење
батрахо и херепетофауне јужне и југоисточне Србије, на основу
публикованих литературних, као и нових теренских података за 16
врста водоземаца и 22 врсте гмизаваца. У ова два биогеографска
региона, претходно препознатих као подручја високог специјског
диверзитета, забележене су две нове врсте водоземаца са ограниченим
распрострањењем: Hyla orientalis и Pelobates balcanicus. Такође, једна
врста репатих водоземца (Triturus ivanbureshi) има ограничено распрострањење, док је Bombina bombina веома ретка. Четири врсте
гмизаваца су са ограниченом дистрибуцијом, а још шест су веома
ретке у ова два биогеографска региона.
Од укупно 38 врста водоземаца и гмизаваца потврђених у регионима јужне и југоисточне Србије, шест је рањиво/готово угрожено према
критеријумима IUCN-а, осам су на анексу II Директиве о стаништима,
а две су на апендиксу II CITES-а. На националном нивоу, 10 врста се
сматра критично угроженим, угроженим или рањивим по критеријумима IUCN-а, три врсте су заштићене, а 29 строго заштићене законом.
Као резултат ових истраживања, две локације у јужној Србији:
Левосоје (Бујановац) и Славујевац (Прешево), предложене су за
заштиту у окивиру успостављања националних еколошких мрежа у
Србији.
Присуство хибридних зона и утицаја Медитеранске климе чине
регионе јужне и југоисточне Србије подручјима од великог значаја за
диверзитет наше земље, и фокусом за будуће еколошке и конзервационе студије.
PB  - Belgrade: Natural History Museum
T2  - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
T1  - Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia
T1  - Прилог познавању батрахо- и херпетофауне југоисточне и јужне Србије
VL  - 15
DO  - 10.5937/bnhmb2215171T
SP  - 171
EP  - 189
ER  - 

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year = "2022",
abstract = "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., У овом раду дато је ажурирано и систематизовано распрострањење
батрахо и херепетофауне јужне и југоисточне Србије, на основу
публикованих литературних, као и нових теренских података за 16
врста водоземаца и 22 врсте гмизаваца. У ова два биогеографска
региона, претходно препознатих као подручја високог специјског
диверзитета, забележене су две нове врсте водоземаца са ограниченим
распрострањењем: Hyla orientalis и Pelobates balcanicus. Такође, једна
врста репатих водоземца (Triturus ivanbureshi) има ограничено распрострањење, док је Bombina bombina веома ретка. Четири врсте
гмизаваца су са ограниченом дистрибуцијом, а још шест су веома
ретке у ова два биогеографска региона.
Од укупно 38 врста водоземаца и гмизаваца потврђених у регионима јужне и југоисточне Србије, шест је рањиво/готово угрожено према
критеријумима IUCN-а, осам су на анексу II Директиве о стаништима,
а две су на апендиксу II CITES-а. На националном нивоу, 10 врста се
сматра критично угроженим, угроженим или рањивим по критеријумима IUCN-а, три врсте су заштићене, а 29 строго заштићене законом.
Као резултат ових истраживања, две локације у јужној Србији:
Левосоје (Бујановац) и Славујевац (Прешево), предложене су за
заштиту у окивиру успостављања националних еколошких мрежа у
Србији.
Присуство хибридних зона и утицаја Медитеранске климе чине
регионе јужне и југоисточне Србије подручјима од великог значаја за
диверзитет наше земље, и фокусом за будуће еколошке и конзервационе студије.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Natural History Museum",
journal = "Bulletin of the Natural History Museum",
title = "Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia, Прилог познавању батрахо- и херпетофауне југоисточне и јужне Србије",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.5937/bnhmb2215171T",
pages = "171-189"
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Tomović, L., Vučić, T., Anđelković, M., Urošević, A., Bjelica, V., Maričić, M., Lakušić, M., Danon, G.,& Ivanović, A.. (2022). Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
Belgrade: Natural History Museum., 15, 171-189.
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2215171T

Tomović L, Vučić T, Anđelković M, Urošević A, Bjelica V, Maričić M, Lakušić M, Danon G, Ivanović A. Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 2022;15:171-189.
doi:10.5937/bnhmb2215171T .

Tomović, Ljiljana, Vučić, Tijana, Anđelković, Marko, Urošević, Aleksandar, Bjelica, Vukašin, Maričić, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Danon, Gorana, Ivanović, Ana, "Contribution to knowledge of batracho- and herpetofauna of southern and south-eastern Serbia" in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 15 (2022):171-189,
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2215171T . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Krizmanić, Imre
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Simović, Aleksandar
AU  - Krstić, Milivoj
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Jović, Danko
AU  - Džukić, Georg
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5550
AB  - We present the updated distribution data of the Hyla arborea species complex
in Serbia. Hyla arborea inhabits all biogeographic regions, while Hyla orientalis
inhabits only the easternmost parts of north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern
Serbia. Potential hybrid zone encompasses parts of central and southern Serbia
from the Đerdap gorge, over Niš to Bosilegrad. Since the taxonomic separation between the tree frog taxa was not yet recognized in national nomenclature, we
propose the official Serbian names. The species H. arborea will keep the standard
Serbian name “Gatalinka”, while for the species H. orientalis we propose the name
“Istočna gatalinka”.
AB  - У овом раду, приказујемо ажуриране податке о дистрибуцији
комплекса врста Hyla arborea у Србији. Подаци се састоје од налаза
објављених у литератури или на Интернету, заједно са претходно
необјављеним теренским подацима. Од ове две врсте, највећи део
територије Србије, укључујући све биогеографске регионе, насељава
H. arborea. Hyla orientalis, са друге стране, насељава само крајње
источне делове североисточне, источне и југоисточне Србије, са
потенцијалном хибридном зоном која такође обухвата делове централ-
не и јужне Србије. Дистрибуција H. arborea је густа у панонским
деловима Србије, конкретно у плавним зонама река Дунав, Сава и
Тиса, док је дистрибуција више раштркана у перипанонским и
планинско-котлинским деловима Србије. Hyla orientalis насељава
искључиво најисточније делове планинско-котлинског региона, где је
повезана са воденим системима који припадају Балканском планин-
ском венцу, док Карпатски и Родопски масиви представљају северо-
источну и југоисточну границу дистрибуције, респективно. За хибрид-
ну зону се претпоставља да обухвата оквирно 30 км широк коридор
који се протеже од Ђердапске клисуре, преко Ниша до Босилеграда,
али додатно узорковање ће морати да се изврши како би се ово
потврдило.
Пошто таксономско раздвајање између криптичних врста гаталин-
ки још увек није препознато у нашој националној номенклатури, овај
рад предлаже званичне српске називе за ове врсте. Номинална врста
H. arborea ће задржати стандардни српски назив „гаталинка“, док за
врсту H. orientalis предлажемо име „источна гаталинка“.
PB  - Belgrade: Natural History Museum
T2  - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
T1  - Distribution of tree frogs (Hyla spp.) in Serbia – implications of the recent taxonomic revision
T1  - Дистрибуција гаталинки (Hyla spp .) у Србији – импликације скорашње таксономске ревизије
VL  - 15
DO  - 10.5937/bnhmb2215137U
SP  - 137
EP  - 148
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Anđelković, Marko and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Krizmanić, Imre and Ajtić, Rastko and Simović, Aleksandar and Krstić, Milivoj and Maričić, Marko and Vučić, Tijana and Jović, Danko and Džukić, Georg and Tomović, Ljiljana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "We present the updated distribution data of the Hyla arborea species complex
in Serbia. Hyla arborea inhabits all biogeographic regions, while Hyla orientalis
inhabits only the easternmost parts of north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern
Serbia. Potential hybrid zone encompasses parts of central and southern Serbia
from the Đerdap gorge, over Niš to Bosilegrad. Since the taxonomic separation between the tree frog taxa was not yet recognized in national nomenclature, we
propose the official Serbian names. The species H. arborea will keep the standard
Serbian name “Gatalinka”, while for the species H. orientalis we propose the name
“Istočna gatalinka”., У овом раду, приказујемо ажуриране податке о дистрибуцији
комплекса врста Hyla arborea у Србији. Подаци се састоје од налаза
објављених у литератури или на Интернету, заједно са претходно
необјављеним теренским подацима. Од ове две врсте, највећи део
територије Србије, укључујући све биогеографске регионе, насељава
H. arborea. Hyla orientalis, са друге стране, насељава само крајње
источне делове североисточне, источне и југоисточне Србије, са
потенцијалном хибридном зоном која такође обухвата делове централ-
не и јужне Србије. Дистрибуција H. arborea је густа у панонским
деловима Србије, конкретно у плавним зонама река Дунав, Сава и
Тиса, док је дистрибуција више раштркана у перипанонским и
планинско-котлинским деловима Србије. Hyla orientalis насељава
искључиво најисточније делове планинско-котлинског региона, где је
повезана са воденим системима који припадају Балканском планин-
ском венцу, док Карпатски и Родопски масиви представљају северо-
источну и југоисточну границу дистрибуције, респективно. За хибрид-
ну зону се претпоставља да обухвата оквирно 30 км широк коридор
који се протеже од Ђердапске клисуре, преко Ниша до Босилеграда,
али додатно узорковање ће морати да се изврши како би се ово
потврдило.
Пошто таксономско раздвајање између криптичних врста гаталин-
ки још увек није препознато у нашој националној номенклатури, овај
рад предлаже званичне српске називе за ове врсте. Номинална врста
H. arborea ће задржати стандардни српски назив „гаталинка“, док за
врсту H. orientalis предлажемо име „источна гаталинка“.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Natural History Museum",
journal = "Bulletin of the Natural History Museum",
title = "Distribution of tree frogs (Hyla spp.) in Serbia – implications of the recent taxonomic revision, Дистрибуција гаталинки (Hyla spp .) у Србији – импликације скорашње таксономске ревизије",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.5937/bnhmb2215137U",
pages = "137-148"
}

Urošević, A., Anđelković, M., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Krizmanić, I., Ajtić, R., Simović, A., Krstić, M., Maričić, M., Vučić, T., Jović, D., Džukić, G.,& Tomović, L.. (2022). Distribution of tree frogs (Hyla spp.) in Serbia – implications of the recent taxonomic revision. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
Belgrade: Natural History Museum., 15, 137-148.
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2215137U

Urošević A, Anđelković M, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Krizmanić I, Ajtić R, Simović A, Krstić M, Maričić M, Vučić T, Jović D, Džukić G, Tomović L. Distribution of tree frogs (Hyla spp.) in Serbia – implications of the recent taxonomic revision. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 2022;15:137-148.
doi:10.5937/bnhmb2215137U .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Anđelković, Marko, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Krizmanić, Imre, Ajtić, Rastko, Simović, Aleksandar, Krstić, Milivoj, Maričić, Marko, Vučić, Tijana, Jović, Danko, Džukić, Georg, Tomović, Ljiljana, "Distribution of tree frogs (Hyla spp.) in Serbia – implications of the recent taxonomic revision" in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 15 (2022):137-148,
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2215137U . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Avramović, Stefan
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://www.mjee.org.mk/index.php/mjee/article/view/173
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5477
AB  - Studies of body condition in snakes are generally lacking and were only done on a few species and with limited sample sizes. Additionally, almost no studies considered how different factors affect body condition. We used a large dataset amassed over a 15 year-long ecological study to make a preliminary screening of body condition index (BCI) variation in a metapopulation of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) in the region of Lake Prespa. We considered how factors such as sex, food, colour morph, locality and time affect BCI. We demonstrate a positive effect of food (relatively less in males), and lower BCI in females. Importantly, there is a strong seasonal effect, summer months having a positive effect as opposed to spring. The results of our study raise important considerations for future studies on snake BCI, but also conservation of freshwater ecosystems.
PB  - Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society
T2  - Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment
T1  - Preliminary overview of body condition variation among dice snake populations from transboundary Lake Prespa
IS  - 1
VL  - 24
SP  - 17
EP  - 25
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5477
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Bjelica, Vukašin and Arsovski, Dragan and Anđelković, Marko and Maričić, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Avramović, Stefan and Tomović, Ljiljana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Studies of body condition in snakes are generally lacking and were only done on a few species and with limited sample sizes. Additionally, almost no studies considered how different factors affect body condition. We used a large dataset amassed over a 15 year-long ecological study to make a preliminary screening of body condition index (BCI) variation in a metapopulation of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) in the region of Lake Prespa. We considered how factors such as sex, food, colour morph, locality and time affect BCI. We demonstrate a positive effect of food (relatively less in males), and lower BCI in females. Importantly, there is a strong seasonal effect, summer months having a positive effect as opposed to spring. The results of our study raise important considerations for future studies on snake BCI, but also conservation of freshwater ecosystems.",
publisher = "Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society",
journal = "Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment",
title = "Preliminary overview of body condition variation among dice snake populations from transboundary Lake Prespa",
number = "1",
volume = "24",
pages = "17-25",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5477"
}

Bjelica, V., Arsovski, D., Anđelković, M., Maričić, M., Lakušić, M., Avramović, S.,& Tomović, L.. (2022). Preliminary overview of body condition variation among dice snake populations from transboundary Lake Prespa. in Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment
Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society., 24(1), 17-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5477

Bjelica V, Arsovski D, Anđelković M, Maričić M, Lakušić M, Avramović S, Tomović L. Preliminary overview of body condition variation among dice snake populations from transboundary Lake Prespa. in Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment. 2022;24(1):17-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5477 .

Bjelica, Vukašin, Arsovski, Dragan, Anđelković, Marko, Maričić, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Avramović, Stefan, Tomović, Ljiljana, "Preliminary overview of body condition variation among dice snake populations from transboundary Lake Prespa" in Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 24, no. 1 (2022):17-25,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5477 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Golubović, Ana
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Bonnet, Xavier
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5278
AB  - Golem Grad island, better known as “Snake Island” due to the large population of dice snakes
(Natrix tessellata) is a strictly protected area within National Park Galičica (North Macedonia). From
2008, the snakes’ tale started slowly unravelling, thanks to the start of mark-recapture monitoring.
More than 6.000 snakes were marked during >15 years. Opportunistic dissections provided information
about fecundity and body condition. Three distinct colour morphs coexist: ‘green back with dark spots’
is the most common, but uniformly green and melanistic individuals are not rare either. Furthermore,
this population exhibits gigantism, possibly due to the abundance of food: the largest island male
and female measured 113cm and 129cm, respectively, in contrast to maximal body sizes from other
populations reported in literature: 95cm and 122.5cm. Worryingly, this island population faces serious
threats, especially fish poaching. Hundreds of snakes meet their untimely fate tangled and ultimately
drowned in fishing nets, or even persecuted, while small individuals are crushed by the rocks they hide
under by wandering tourists. Despite continuous conservation efforts, this snake population is rapidly
declining, particularly since 2011 when poaching pressure increased. More recently, additional dice
snake population surveys were launched in Prespa, in Konjsko village (MK) and on Mal Grad Island (AL).
The conservation status differs among the three localities. According to IUCN Red Lists, the dice snake
is considered as Near Threatened (NT) in North Macedonia, while in Albania it is still classified as Not
Evaluated (NE; however in the new, updated list of 2019 (still unpublished) is has been evaluated as
Least Concern (LC)). We plan to use genetics and recapture analyses to assess the genetic structure and
the degree of (possible) connectivity among sites. This information will be especially useful in order to
understand how viable Prespa Lake’s dice snake population(s) are, despite the various pressures they
face. Efficient conservation actions rely on such insight, while a species conservation action plan at the
transboundary level is required.
PB  - Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society
C3  - Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia
T1  - A twist of fate: Conservation of Lake Prespa’s iconic snakes
SP  - 159
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5278
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Bjelica, Vukašin and Maričić, Marko and Anđelković, Marko and Golubović, Ana and Ajtić, Rastko and Sterijovski, Bogoljub and Arsovski, Dragan and Tomović, Ljiljana and Bonnet, Xavier",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Golem Grad island, better known as “Snake Island” due to the large population of dice snakes
(Natrix tessellata) is a strictly protected area within National Park Galičica (North Macedonia). From
2008, the snakes’ tale started slowly unravelling, thanks to the start of mark-recapture monitoring.
More than 6.000 snakes were marked during >15 years. Opportunistic dissections provided information
about fecundity and body condition. Three distinct colour morphs coexist: ‘green back with dark spots’
is the most common, but uniformly green and melanistic individuals are not rare either. Furthermore,
this population exhibits gigantism, possibly due to the abundance of food: the largest island male
and female measured 113cm and 129cm, respectively, in contrast to maximal body sizes from other
populations reported in literature: 95cm and 122.5cm. Worryingly, this island population faces serious
threats, especially fish poaching. Hundreds of snakes meet their untimely fate tangled and ultimately
drowned in fishing nets, or even persecuted, while small individuals are crushed by the rocks they hide
under by wandering tourists. Despite continuous conservation efforts, this snake population is rapidly
declining, particularly since 2011 when poaching pressure increased. More recently, additional dice
snake population surveys were launched in Prespa, in Konjsko village (MK) and on Mal Grad Island (AL).
The conservation status differs among the three localities. According to IUCN Red Lists, the dice snake
is considered as Near Threatened (NT) in North Macedonia, while in Albania it is still classified as Not
Evaluated (NE; however in the new, updated list of 2019 (still unpublished) is has been evaluated as
Least Concern (LC)). We plan to use genetics and recapture analyses to assess the genetic structure and
the degree of (possible) connectivity among sites. This information will be especially useful in order to
understand how viable Prespa Lake’s dice snake population(s) are, despite the various pressures they
face. Efficient conservation actions rely on such insight, while a species conservation action plan at the
transboundary level is required.",
publisher = "Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society",
journal = "Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia",
title = "A twist of fate: Conservation of Lake Prespa’s iconic snakes",
pages = "159",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5278"
}

Bjelica, V., Maričić, M., Anđelković, M., Golubović, A., Ajtić, R., Sterijovski, B., Arsovski, D., Tomović, L.,& Bonnet, X.. (2022). A twist of fate: Conservation of Lake Prespa’s iconic snakes. in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia
Skopje: Macedonian Ecological Society., 159.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5278

Bjelica V, Maričić M, Anđelković M, Golubović A, Ajtić R, Sterijovski B, Arsovski D, Tomović L, Bonnet X. A twist of fate: Conservation of Lake Prespa’s iconic snakes. in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia. 2022;:159.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5278 .

Bjelica, Vukašin, Maričić, Marko, Anđelković, Marko, Golubović, Ana, Ajtić, Rastko, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Arsovski, Dragan, Tomović, Ljiljana, Bonnet, Xavier, "A twist of fate: Conservation of Lake Prespa’s iconic snakes" in Abstract book: 6th Congress of Ecologists of the Republic of North Macedonia, with International Participation; 2022 Oct 15-18; Ohrid, North Macedonia (2022):159,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5278 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5274
AB  - Prey animals have developed a wide array of antipredator behaviours to confront, dissuade or escape a predator. Death feigning (DF), where prey animals get in a tonic immobile state and resemble dead animal, is a sort of a last-ditch attempt to escape consumption. Even if this behaviour works, it is vitally important that the prey chooses the right time to escape: a quick decision may attract the predators' attention, while waiting too long might prolong exposure. In the field, we measured both the occurrence and the duration of DF in three distinct colour morphs of dice snakes; the most common dice morph, uniformly green, and melanistic individuals. We sampled only adult individuals and considered factors such as sex, size, body temperature, injuries, and presence of food, gravidity as well as absolute crawling speeds on the occurrence and duration of DF. Our results suggest that females DF more often than males and that gravid females DF the least often. Snakes that crawled faster were less likely to DF, but interestingly, gravid females that crawled faster were more likely to DF. Diced and green gravid snakes spent far less time in DF than nongravid individuals, while in melanistic snakes gravidity did not affect DF duration. These differences are especially pronounced in the uniformly green snakes. Additionally, colder, bigger and faster snakes DF for longer intervals. Larger snakes cannot be immediately consumed and thus can afford to try a risky strategy such as DF, which is supposedly used as a hard reset in a predator-prey interaction. Gravidity undoubtedly imposes significant constraints on snakes and probably limits escape options and makes DF too risky. However, melanism can offer certain advantages to gravid individuals, notably thermal benefits and in turn a higher metabolic rate and locomotor capacity which can prove beneficial in a DF situation.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
C3  - Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Drop dead gorgeous: death feigning behaviour in three distinct colour morphs. of dice snakes
SP  - 103
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5274
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Bjelica, Vukašin and Maričić, Marko and Anđelković, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Arsovski, Dragan and Tomović, Ljiljana and Golubović, Ana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Prey animals have developed a wide array of antipredator behaviours to confront, dissuade or escape a predator. Death feigning (DF), where prey animals get in a tonic immobile state and resemble dead animal, is a sort of a last-ditch attempt to escape consumption. Even if this behaviour works, it is vitally important that the prey chooses the right time to escape: a quick decision may attract the predators' attention, while waiting too long might prolong exposure. In the field, we measured both the occurrence and the duration of DF in three distinct colour morphs of dice snakes; the most common dice morph, uniformly green, and melanistic individuals. We sampled only adult individuals and considered factors such as sex, size, body temperature, injuries, and presence of food, gravidity as well as absolute crawling speeds on the occurrence and duration of DF. Our results suggest that females DF more often than males and that gravid females DF the least often. Snakes that crawled faster were less likely to DF, but interestingly, gravid females that crawled faster were more likely to DF. Diced and green gravid snakes spent far less time in DF than nongravid individuals, while in melanistic snakes gravidity did not affect DF duration. These differences are especially pronounced in the uniformly green snakes. Additionally, colder, bigger and faster snakes DF for longer intervals. Larger snakes cannot be immediately consumed and thus can afford to try a risky strategy such as DF, which is supposedly used as a hard reset in a predator-prey interaction. Gravidity undoubtedly imposes significant constraints on snakes and probably limits escape options and makes DF too risky. However, melanism can offer certain advantages to gravid individuals, notably thermal benefits and in turn a higher metabolic rate and locomotor capacity which can prove beneficial in a DF situation.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade",
journal = "Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Drop dead gorgeous: death feigning behaviour in three distinct colour morphs. of dice snakes",
pages = "103",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5274"
}

Bjelica, V., Maričić, M., Anđelković, M., Lakušić, M., Arsovski, D., Tomović, L.,& Golubović, A.. (2022). Drop dead gorgeous: death feigning behaviour in three distinct colour morphs. of dice snakes. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade., 103.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5274

Bjelica V, Maričić M, Anđelković M, Lakušić M, Arsovski D, Tomović L, Golubović A. Drop dead gorgeous: death feigning behaviour in three distinct colour morphs. of dice snakes. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia. 2022;:103.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5274 .

Bjelica, Vukašin, Maričić, Marko, Anđelković, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Arsovski, Dragan, Tomović, Ljiljana, Golubović, Ana, "Drop dead gorgeous: death feigning behaviour in three distinct colour morphs. of dice snakes" in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia (2022):103,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5274 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Danon, Gorana
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5272
AB  - The establishment of ecological networks (including Natura 2000) is one of the priorities in the conservation of important species and habitats in the Republic of Serbia. During the last three years (2020-2022), we conducted field research on amphibian and reptile species listed in the Annexes II & IV of the Habitat Directive. The main goals were to obtain data about precise geographic distribution, estimate population statuses and conservation threats, as well as to propose conservation measures for the studied populations and their habitats. Field studies lasted more than 70 days and included over 60 locations across the country. Focal groups were species listed in Annex II: Triturus cristatus, T. dobrogicus, T. ivanbureschi, T. macedonicus, Testudo graeca, T. hermanni, Emys orbicularis, Elaphe quatuorlineata and Vipera ursinii. Results of these studies provided a more precise geographic distribution of crested newts and their hybrid zones in Serbia. For two species, we proposed the protection of two locations at the national level: one in eastern Serbia (for T. ivanbureschi) and one in southern Serbia (for T. macedonicus). The most threatened regions, where massive habitat losses and changes were detected, are the valleys of Velika and Zapadna Morava rivers, as well as wetlands along the Danube and Sava rivers. Populations of crested newts in Serbia are endangered by several threatening factors: habitat destructions/alterations, agriculture, water pollution and climatic changes. For reptiles, the most important locations for conservation of species listed in Annex II were detected in southeastern, southern and southwestern Serbia. For three reptile species with limited distribution and small populations, we proposed two locations in southern and southwestern Serbia for protection at the national level. The main threats for those species are habitat destruction/alternation and climatic changes. Results of these studies pointed out inconsistencies in conservation priorities between the national and European levels.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
C3  - Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Establishment of ecological networks in Serbia – field research of batracho- and herpetofauna
SP  - 71
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5272
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Tomović, Ljiljana and Vučić, Tijana and Anđelković, Marko and Bjelica, Vukašin and Maričić, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Danon, Gorana and Urošević, Aleksandar and Ivanović, Ana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The establishment of ecological networks (including Natura 2000) is one of the priorities in the conservation of important species and habitats in the Republic of Serbia. During the last three years (2020-2022), we conducted field research on amphibian and reptile species listed in the Annexes II & IV of the Habitat Directive. The main goals were to obtain data about precise geographic distribution, estimate population statuses and conservation threats, as well as to propose conservation measures for the studied populations and their habitats. Field studies lasted more than 70 days and included over 60 locations across the country. Focal groups were species listed in Annex II: Triturus cristatus, T. dobrogicus, T. ivanbureschi, T. macedonicus, Testudo graeca, T. hermanni, Emys orbicularis, Elaphe quatuorlineata and Vipera ursinii. Results of these studies provided a more precise geographic distribution of crested newts and their hybrid zones in Serbia. For two species, we proposed the protection of two locations at the national level: one in eastern Serbia (for T. ivanbureschi) and one in southern Serbia (for T. macedonicus). The most threatened regions, where massive habitat losses and changes were detected, are the valleys of Velika and Zapadna Morava rivers, as well as wetlands along the Danube and Sava rivers. Populations of crested newts in Serbia are endangered by several threatening factors: habitat destructions/alterations, agriculture, water pollution and climatic changes. For reptiles, the most important locations for conservation of species listed in Annex II were detected in southeastern, southern and southwestern Serbia. For three reptile species with limited distribution and small populations, we proposed two locations in southern and southwestern Serbia for protection at the national level. The main threats for those species are habitat destruction/alternation and climatic changes. Results of these studies pointed out inconsistencies in conservation priorities between the national and European levels.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade",
journal = "Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Establishment of ecological networks in Serbia – field research of batracho- and herpetofauna",
pages = "71",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5272"
}

Tomović, L., Vučić, T., Anđelković, M., Bjelica, V., Maričić, M., Lakušić, M., Danon, G., Urošević, A.,& Ivanović, A.. (2022). Establishment of ecological networks in Serbia – field research of batracho- and herpetofauna. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade., 71.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5272

Tomović L, Vučić T, Anđelković M, Bjelica V, Maričić M, Lakušić M, Danon G, Urošević A, Ivanović A. Establishment of ecological networks in Serbia – field research of batracho- and herpetofauna. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia. 2022;:71.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5272 .

Tomović, Ljiljana, Vučić, Tijana, Anđelković, Marko, Bjelica, Vukašin, Maričić, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Danon, Gorana, Urošević, Aleksandar, Ivanović, Ana, "Establishment of ecological networks in Serbia – field research of batracho- and herpetofauna" in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia (2022):71,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5272 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bjelica, Vukašin
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Arsovski, Dragan
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5275
AB  - Prey animals have a wide array of strategies that they use to avoid or deter predators. In some cases, these strategies include warding off a predator attack by advertising strong chemical defences, such as venom, or by mimicking sympatric species, which do possess such defences (i.e. bluffing/mimicry). Dice snakes are nonvenemous natricine snakes that often live in sympatry with vipers. These snakes also have an ample arsenal of antipredator behavioural displays that include bluffing, characterized by hissing (auditory mimicry) with head flattening and fake strikes (visual mimicry). We measured the occurrence of bluffing displays in four different localities; on Golem Grad Island and in Konjsko (North Macedonia), where dice snakes share their habitat with nose-horned vipers (Vipera mmodytes) while in the other two localities, Mal Grad Island (Albania) and Pančevački rit Serbia), vipers are not present. We analysed the effect of locality, size (snout to vent length) nd sex on occurrence of bluffing as an antipredator strategy. Our results show that the ccurrence of bluffing was significantly affected by locality and body size. Notably, in the two localities where dice snakes share the same habitat with vipers the occurrence of bluffing displays is significantly higher than in the two localities where vipers are not present. This possibly indicates a case of Batesian mimicry, reported for the first time in dice snakes. Additionaly, our analysis shows that the predicted probabilities of the occurrence of bluffing increased with size. This seems intuitive, as bluffing behaviours should have a certain size threshold when they become effective, since small snakes can be easily consumed.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
C3  - Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Barking Dogs Never Bite: Bluffing behaviour in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)
SP  - 117
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5275
ER  - 

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author = "Bjelica, Vukašin and Anđelković, Marko and Lakušić, Margareta and Maričić, Marko and Arsovski, Dragan and Tomović, Ljiljana and Golubović, Ana",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Prey animals have a wide array of strategies that they use to avoid or deter predators. In some cases, these strategies include warding off a predator attack by advertising strong chemical defences, such as venom, or by mimicking sympatric species, which do possess such defences (i.e. bluffing/mimicry). Dice snakes are nonvenemous natricine snakes that often live in sympatry with vipers. These snakes also have an ample arsenal of antipredator behavioural displays that include bluffing, characterized by hissing (auditory mimicry) with head flattening and fake strikes (visual mimicry). We measured the occurrence of bluffing displays in four different localities; on Golem Grad Island and in Konjsko (North Macedonia), where dice snakes share their habitat with nose-horned vipers (Vipera mmodytes) while in the other two localities, Mal Grad Island (Albania) and Pančevački rit Serbia), vipers are not present. We analysed the effect of locality, size (snout to vent length) nd sex on occurrence of bluffing as an antipredator strategy. Our results show that the ccurrence of bluffing was significantly affected by locality and body size. Notably, in the two localities where dice snakes share the same habitat with vipers the occurrence of bluffing displays is significantly higher than in the two localities where vipers are not present. This possibly indicates a case of Batesian mimicry, reported for the first time in dice snakes. Additionaly, our analysis shows that the predicted probabilities of the occurrence of bluffing increased with size. This seems intuitive, as bluffing behaviours should have a certain size threshold when they become effective, since small snakes can be easily consumed.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade",
journal = "Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Barking Dogs Never Bite: Bluffing behaviour in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)",
pages = "117",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5275"
}

Bjelica, V., Anđelković, M., Lakušić, M., Maričić, M., Arsovski, D., Tomović, L.,& Golubović, A.. (2022). Barking Dogs Never Bite: Bluffing behaviour in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata). in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade., 117.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5275

Bjelica V, Anđelković M, Lakušić M, Maričić M, Arsovski D, Tomović L, Golubović A. Barking Dogs Never Bite: Bluffing behaviour in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata). in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia. 2022;:117.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5275 .

Bjelica, Vukašin, Anđelković, Marko, Lakušić, Margareta, Maričić, Marko, Arsovski, Dragan, Tomović, Ljiljana, Golubović, Ana, "Barking Dogs Never Bite: Bluffing behaviour in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)" in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia (2022):117,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5275 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Žikić, Vladimir
AU  - Stanković, Saša S
AU  - Šević, Mirko
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://journal.pmf.ni.ac.rs/bionys/index.php/bionys/article/view/428
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4935
AB  - Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is native to the eastern Mediterranean basin but well known as a successful colonizer. The most probable way of its spreading is cargo and passenger traffic. In Serbia, M. kotschyi is assumed native only in Prizren. Anthropogenic introductions were confirmed in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo and Smederevo. This study aimed to summarize data of M. kotschyi findings with reference to recently confirmed population in Niš and newly recorded population in Sremska Mitrovica. These two populations are well-established with multiple pieces of evidence of reproduction. Pholidosis data were collected for several individuals to confirm their specific status. New and previously recorded introduced populations of Kotchy's gecko in Serbia belong to M. kotschyi bibroni based on morphology. The introduction was most likely related to railways and further spread in urban zones is expected. It seems that introduced populations do not threaten native ecosystems as these populations are appeared to be highly localized in urban habitats. Apstrakt: Novi nalazi Kočijevog gekona, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) u Srbiji, sa posebnim fokusom na nedavno zabeležene populacije u Nišu i Sremskoj Mitrovici Kočijev gekon (Mediodactylus kotschyi) se autohtono javlja u basenu istočnog Sredozemlja ali je dobro poznat i kao uspešan kolonizator. Najverovatniji načini njegovog širenja su teretni i putnički saobraćaj. U Srbiji, Kočijev gekon se smatra autohtonim samo na području Prizrena. Antropogene introdukcije potvrđene su u Beogradu, Novom Sadu, Pančevu i Smederevu. Cilj ove studije je da sumira podatke o nalazima M. kotschyi sa posebnom pažnjom na nedavno potvrđeno prisustvo populacije u Nišu i
T2  - Biologica Nyssana
T1  - New findings of Kotschy’s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) in Serbia, with a particular focus on recently detected populations in Niš and Sremska Mitrovica
IS  - 2
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.5763846
SP  - 151
EP  - 157
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Maričić, Marko and Vučić, Tijana and Žikić, Vladimir and Stanković, Saša S and Šević, Mirko and Anđelković, Marko",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Kotschy's gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) is native to the eastern Mediterranean basin but well known as a successful colonizer. The most probable way of its spreading is cargo and passenger traffic. In Serbia, M. kotschyi is assumed native only in Prizren. Anthropogenic introductions were confirmed in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pančevo and Smederevo. This study aimed to summarize data of M. kotschyi findings with reference to recently confirmed population in Niš and newly recorded population in Sremska Mitrovica. These two populations are well-established with multiple pieces of evidence of reproduction. Pholidosis data were collected for several individuals to confirm their specific status. New and previously recorded introduced populations of Kotchy's gecko in Serbia belong to M. kotschyi bibroni based on morphology. The introduction was most likely related to railways and further spread in urban zones is expected. It seems that introduced populations do not threaten native ecosystems as these populations are appeared to be highly localized in urban habitats. Apstrakt: Novi nalazi Kočijevog gekona, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) u Srbiji, sa posebnim fokusom na nedavno zabeležene populacije u Nišu i Sremskoj Mitrovici Kočijev gekon (Mediodactylus kotschyi) se autohtono javlja u basenu istočnog Sredozemlja ali je dobro poznat i kao uspešan kolonizator. Najverovatniji načini njegovog širenja su teretni i putnički saobraćaj. U Srbiji, Kočijev gekon se smatra autohtonim samo na području Prizrena. Antropogene introdukcije potvrđene su u Beogradu, Novom Sadu, Pančevu i Smederevu. Cilj ove studije je da sumira podatke o nalazima M. kotschyi sa posebnom pažnjom na nedavno potvrđeno prisustvo populacije u Nišu i",
journal = "Biologica Nyssana",
title = "New findings of Kotschy’s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) in Serbia, with a particular focus on recently detected populations in Niš and Sremska Mitrovica",
number = "2",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.5281/zenodo.5763846",
pages = "151-157"
}

Urošević, A., Maričić, M., Vučić, T., Žikić, V., Stanković, S. S., Šević, M.,& Anđelković, M.. (2021). New findings of Kotschy’s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) in Serbia, with a particular focus on recently detected populations in Niš and Sremska Mitrovica. in Biologica Nyssana, 12(2), 151-157.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5763846

Urošević A, Maričić M, Vučić T, Žikić V, Stanković SS, Šević M, Anđelković M. New findings of Kotschy’s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) in Serbia, with a particular focus on recently detected populations in Niš and Sremska Mitrovica. in Biologica Nyssana. 2021;12(2):151-157.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5763846 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Vučić, Tijana, Žikić, Vladimir, Stanković, Saša S, Šević, Mirko, Anđelković, Marko, "New findings of Kotschy’s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) in Serbia, with a particular focus on recently detected populations in Niš and Sremska Mitrovica" in Biologica Nyssana, 12, no. 2 (2021):151-157,
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5763846 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Krizmanić, Imre
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Labus, Nenad
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Nikolić, Sonja
AU  - Jović, Danko
AU  - Krstić, Milivoj
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Simović, Aleksandar
AU  - Paunović, Ana
AU  - Žikić, Vladimir
AU  - Ćorović, Jelena
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Čubrić, Tijana
AU  - Džukić, Georg
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5149
AB  - In this study, we present an updated distribution data of Anguis fragilis
complex species in Serbia. The dataset consists of literature and Internet records,
coupled with previously unpublished distribution data gathered in the field. Of the two species of the complex, Anguis fragilis is present in the western and southern
parts of the country while Anguis colchica is present in the northeastern and
eastern parts of the country. There is an absence of both species in the
northernmost parts of the country, due to the lack of adequate habitat. The field
records tend to be more abundant in the Mountain-valley altitudinal region, and
scarcer and more scattered in the Peripannonian and Pannonian altitudinal regions,
which can partly be attributed to the sampling bias. The location and width of the
contact zone are still poorly known. It’s hypothesized to follow the Velika Morava
river valley to the south and then the boundary between the Carpathian-Balkan and
Rhodope mountain ranges in the southeast, but the hybrid zone could be situated
more to the west. There is a certain discrepancy, in the literature, between the
contact zone proposed by morphological data, and the one proposed by molecular
sampling. That stresses the need for thorough sampling in the region and further
analyses. Finally, since the taxonomic split between the cryptic slow worm taxa
was not yet recognized in our national nomenclature, this paper also presents the
official Serbian names for the two species. The species Anguis fragilis will keep
the standard Serbian name “Slepić”, while for the species Anguis colchica we
propose the name “Istočni slepić”.
AB  - У овом раду, приказујемо ажуриране податке о дистрибуцији
комплекса врста слепића (Anguis fragilis complex) у Србији. Подаци се
састоје из налаза објављених у литератури или на Интернету, заједно
са претходно необјављеним дистрибуционим подацима сакупљеним
на терену. Од две врсте комплекса присутне у Србији, Anguis fragilis је распрострањен у западним и јужним крајевима наше земље док је
Anguis colchica присутан у североисточним и источним крајевима. У
најсевернијим деловима наше земље констатовано је одсуство обе
врсте, због недостатка одговарајућег станишта. Налази су бројнији у
планинско-котлинском региону и ређи и раштрканији у перипанон-
ском и панонском региону, што се делимично може објаснити
несистематским узорковањем. Локација и ширина контактне зоне две
врсте слепића у Србији је још увек недовољно позната. Претпоставља
се да се пружа дуж долине Велике Мораве ка југу а затим прати
границу између Родопског и Карпатско-Балканског планинског маси-
ва ка југо-истоку, али постоје индиције да се хибридна зона налази и
западније. Постоји извесно неслагање, у литератури, између контактне
зоне предложене на основу морфолошких анализа и оне предложене
на основу молекуларних анализа. Ово указује на потребу за опсежни-
јим узорковањем и даљим анализама. Коначно, пошто раздвајање две
криптичке врсте слепића до сада није препознато у нашој номенкла-
тури, у овом раду предлажемо званичне српске називе за наведене
врсте. Врста Anguis fragilis ће задржати стандардно српско име
„Слепић“, док за врсту Anguis colchica предлажемо име „Источни
слепић“.
PB  - Belgrade: Natural History Museum
T2  - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
T1  - Distribution of the slow worm (Anguis fragilis complex) with possible species delimitation in Serbia
T1  - Дистрибуција слепића (Anguis fragilis complex) у Србији, са могућим разграничењем врста
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.5937/bnhmb2013253U
SP  - 253
EP  - 265
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Tomović, Ljiljana and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Krizmanić, Imre and Ajtić, Rastko and Labus, Nenad and Anđelković, Marko and Nikolić, Sonja and Jović, Danko and Krstić, Milivoj and Maričić, Marko and Simović, Aleksandar and Paunović, Ana and Žikić, Vladimir and Ćorović, Jelena and Vučić, Tijana and Čubrić, Tijana and Džukić, Georg",
year = "2020",
abstract = "In this study, we present an updated distribution data of Anguis fragilis
complex species in Serbia. The dataset consists of literature and Internet records,
coupled with previously unpublished distribution data gathered in the field. Of the two species of the complex, Anguis fragilis is present in the western and southern
parts of the country while Anguis colchica is present in the northeastern and
eastern parts of the country. There is an absence of both species in the
northernmost parts of the country, due to the lack of adequate habitat. The field
records tend to be more abundant in the Mountain-valley altitudinal region, and
scarcer and more scattered in the Peripannonian and Pannonian altitudinal regions,
which can partly be attributed to the sampling bias. The location and width of the
contact zone are still poorly known. It’s hypothesized to follow the Velika Morava
river valley to the south and then the boundary between the Carpathian-Balkan and
Rhodope mountain ranges in the southeast, but the hybrid zone could be situated
more to the west. There is a certain discrepancy, in the literature, between the
contact zone proposed by morphological data, and the one proposed by molecular
sampling. That stresses the need for thorough sampling in the region and further
analyses. Finally, since the taxonomic split between the cryptic slow worm taxa
was not yet recognized in our national nomenclature, this paper also presents the
official Serbian names for the two species. The species Anguis fragilis will keep
the standard Serbian name “Slepić”, while for the species Anguis colchica we
propose the name “Istočni slepić”., У овом раду, приказујемо ажуриране податке о дистрибуцији
комплекса врста слепића (Anguis fragilis complex) у Србији. Подаци се
састоје из налаза објављених у литератури или на Интернету, заједно
са претходно необјављеним дистрибуционим подацима сакупљеним
на терену. Од две врсте комплекса присутне у Србији, Anguis fragilis је распрострањен у западним и јужним крајевима наше земље док је
Anguis colchica присутан у североисточним и источним крајевима. У
најсевернијим деловима наше земље констатовано је одсуство обе
врсте, због недостатка одговарајућег станишта. Налази су бројнији у
планинско-котлинском региону и ређи и раштрканији у перипанон-
ском и панонском региону, што се делимично може објаснити
несистематским узорковањем. Локација и ширина контактне зоне две
врсте слепића у Србији је још увек недовољно позната. Претпоставља
се да се пружа дуж долине Велике Мораве ка југу а затим прати
границу између Родопског и Карпатско-Балканског планинског маси-
ва ка југо-истоку, али постоје индиције да се хибридна зона налази и
западније. Постоји извесно неслагање, у литератури, између контактне
зоне предложене на основу морфолошких анализа и оне предложене
на основу молекуларних анализа. Ово указује на потребу за опсежни-
јим узорковањем и даљим анализама. Коначно, пошто раздвајање две
криптичке врсте слепића до сада није препознато у нашој номенкла-
тури, у овом раду предлажемо званичне српске називе за наведене
врсте. Врста Anguis fragilis ће задржати стандардно српско име
„Слепић“, док за врсту Anguis colchica предлажемо име „Источни
слепић“.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Natural History Museum",
journal = "Bulletin of the Natural History Museum",
title = "Distribution of the slow worm (Anguis fragilis complex) with possible species delimitation in Serbia, Дистрибуција слепића (Anguis fragilis complex) у Србији, са могућим разграничењем врста",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.5937/bnhmb2013253U",
pages = "253-265"
}

Urošević, A., Tomović, L., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Krizmanić, I., Ajtić, R., Labus, N., Anđelković, M., Nikolić, S., Jović, D., Krstić, M., Maričić, M., Simović, A., Paunović, A., Žikić, V., Ćorović, J., Vučić, T., Čubrić, T.,& Džukić, G.. (2020). Distribution of the slow worm (Anguis fragilis complex) with possible species delimitation in Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
Belgrade: Natural History Museum., 13, 253-265.
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2013253U

Urošević A, Tomović L, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Krizmanić I, Ajtić R, Labus N, Anđelković M, Nikolić S, Jović D, Krstić M, Maričić M, Simović A, Paunović A, Žikić V, Ćorović J, Vučić T, Čubrić T, Džukić G. Distribution of the slow worm (Anguis fragilis complex) with possible species delimitation in Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 2020;13:253-265.
doi:10.5937/bnhmb2013253U .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Tomović, Ljiljana, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Krizmanić, Imre, Ajtić, Rastko, Labus, Nenad, Anđelković, Marko, Nikolić, Sonja, Jović, Danko, Krstić, Milivoj, Maričić, Marko, Simović, Aleksandar, Paunović, Ana, Žikić, Vladimir, Ćorović, Jelena, Vučić, Tijana, Čubrić, Tijana, Džukić, Georg, "Distribution of the slow worm (Anguis fragilis complex) with possible species delimitation in Serbia" in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 13 (2020):253-265,
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb2013253U . .

TY  - GEN
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Mrkić, Dušan
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5532
AB  - Human activities, especially transportation and urbanization, coupled with climate change, can lead to changes in faunal compositions of some regions through range shrinking/expansion of certain species. Some lizards, particularly geckos, proved as adept colonizers, especially in urban ecosystems. The Kotschyi’s gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi sensu lato) is a small crepuscular and nocturnal lizard characteristic for the eastern Mediterranean. Recent molecular analyses showed that it is, in fact, a species complex. 
In Serbia, Kotschyi’s gecko naturally occurs only in Prizren, Metohia, but recently it reached the southern edges of the Pannonian plain, which are under the strong influence of continental climate (hot summers and cold winters, with long periods of frost). Recently several populations of this small, inconspicuous lizard were discovered in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo and Pančevo, and possibly Niš, further to the south. The hypothesis of introduction during historic times was proposed, but a more likely explanation is a relatively recent simultaneous introduction, probably facilitated through railroad beds as corridors. Taxonomic identity of the introduced populations is still poorly known, but according to their morphological characters, they most likely belong to the kotschyi group. 
Involvement of citizen scientists, who shared their gecko findings with the Serbian Herpetological Society, proved invaluable in detecting the cases of introduction of this lizard. Such cooperation will further be encouraged and facilitated.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
T2  - Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal
T1  - Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia.
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Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"– National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade..
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Urošević A, Maričić M, Mrkić D, Anđelković M. Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia.. in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5532 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Mrkić, Dušan, Anđelković, Marko, "Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia." in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5532 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Mrkić, Dušan
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5497
AB  - Human activities, especially transportation and urbanization, coupled with climate change, can lead to changes in faunal compositions of some regions through range shrinking/expansion of certain species. Some lizards, particularly geckos, proved as adept colonizers, especially in urban ecosystems. The Kotschyi’s gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi sensu lato) is a small crepuscular and nocturnal lizard characteristic for the eastern Mediterranean. Recent molecular analyses showed that it is, in fact, a species complex. In Serbia, Kotschyi’s gecko naturally occurs only in Prizren, Metohia, but recently it reached the southern edges of the Pannonian plain, which are under the strong influence of continental climate (hot summers and cold winters, with long periods of frost). Recently several populations of this small, inconspicuous lizard were discovered in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Smederevo and Pančevo, and possibly Niš, further to the south. The hypothesis of introduction during historic times was proposed, but a more likely explanation is a relatively recent simultaneous introduction, probably facilitated through railroad beds as corridors. Taxonomic identity of the introduced populations is still poorly known, but according to their morphological characters, they most likely belong to the kotschyi group. Involvement of citizen scientists, who shared their gecko findings with the Serbian Herpetological Society, proved invaluable in detecting the cases of introduction of this lizard. Such cooperation will further be encouraged and facilitated.
PB  - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
C3  - Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal
T1  - Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia
SP  - 26
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Urošević A, Maričić M, Mrkić D, Anđelković M. Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia. in Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal. 2019;:26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5497 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Mrkić, Dušan, Anđelković, Marko, "Mediterranean expats – populations of Kotschyi’s gecko thriving at the edge of the Pannonian plain in Serbia" in Program and Abstract Book: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution in Mediterranean Ecosystems: TIBE 2019; 2019 Dec 4-6; Vairão, Portugal (2019):26,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5497 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Popović, Miloš
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Pomorišac, Gordan
AU  - Petrović, Dragiša
AU  - Grabovac, David
AU  - Surla, Aleksandra
AU  - Medenica, Ivan
AU  - Avramović, Stefan
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5530
AB  - The Red-eared slider (Trachemis scripta elegans) is among the world’s most invasive species, and recentlyits related subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii) were also being introduced in Europe. Herein, we present dataon introduction of the Red-eared slider and its related subspecies in Serbia, gathered during more than ten years.The number of reports of these turtles across Serbia almost doubled since 2015. The introductions are concentratedaround Belgrade and Novi Sad cities where large populations were detected, and all cases of possible reproduction:nest digging females and findings of hatchlings. The lakes, ponds and canals in the lowland habitats (less than 100m a.s.l.) were more vulnerable to the introduction of alien turtles – more than 73% of found alien turtles weredetected at low altitudes. The two other subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii), which emerged in the pet tradeas a “substitute” after the ban on import and trade of Red-eared sliders, were also recorded at the few localities.They can hybridize with the Red-eared slider (T. s. elegans) and possibly increase its invasive potential. The stricterenforcement of the existing legislature in Serbia is needed, together with raising public awareness of the problemand eradication of established populations. Building of turtle sanctuaries is also suggested as an ethical andecologically safe alternative for disposal of unwanted pets.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
C3  - XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy
T1  - Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5530
ER  - 

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Urošević, A., Popović, M., Maričić, M., Pomorišac, G., Petrović, D., Grabovac, D., Surla, A., Medenica, I., Avramović, S.,& Golubović, A.. (2019). Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction. in XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5530

Urošević A, Popović M, Maričić M, Pomorišac G, Petrović D, Grabovac D, Surla A, Medenica I, Avramović S, Golubović A. Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction. in XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy. 2019;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5530 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Popović, Miloš, Maričić, Marko, Pomorišac, Gordan, Petrović, Dragiša, Grabovac, David, Surla, Aleksandra, Medenica, Ivan, Avramović, Stefan, Golubović, Ana, "Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction" in XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy (2019),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5530 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Popović, Miloš
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Pomorišac, Gordan
AU  - Petrović, Dragiša
AU  - Grabovac, David
AU  - Surla, Aleksandra
AU  - Medenica, Ivan
AU  - Avramović, Stefan
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5529
AB  - The Red-eared slider (Trachemis scripta elegans) is among the world’s most invasive species, and recently
its related subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii) were also being introduced in Europe. Herein, we present data
on introduction of the Red-eared slider and its related subspecies in Serbia, gathered during more than ten years.
The number of reports of these turtles across Serbia almost doubled since 2015. The introductions are concentrated
around Belgrade and Novi Sad cities where large populations were detected, and all cases of possible reproduction:
nest digging females and findings of hatchlings. The lakes, ponds and canals in the lowland habitats (less than 100
m a.s.l.) were more vulnerable to the introduction of alien turtles – more than 73% of found alien turtles were
detected at low altitudes. The two other subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii), which emerged in the pet trade
as a “substitute” after the ban on import and trade of Red-eared sliders, were also recorded at the few localities.
They can hybridize with the Red-eared slider (T. s. elegans) and possibly increase its invasive potential. The stricter
enforcement of the existing legislature in Serbia is needed, together with raising public awareness of the problem
and eradication of established populations. Building of turtle sanctuaries is also suggested as an ethical and
ecologically safe alternative for disposal of unwanted pets.
PB  - Milan, Italy: University of Milan, the University of Pavia, the Natural History Museum of Milan and the University of Milano-Bicocca
C3  - XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy
T1  - Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction
SP  - 212
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5529
ER  - 

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on introduction of the Red-eared slider and its related subspecies in Serbia, gathered during more than ten years.
The number of reports of these turtles across Serbia almost doubled since 2015. The introductions are concentrated
around Belgrade and Novi Sad cities where large populations were detected, and all cases of possible reproduction:
nest digging females and findings of hatchlings. The lakes, ponds and canals in the lowland habitats (less than 100
m a.s.l.) were more vulnerable to the introduction of alien turtles – more than 73% of found alien turtles were
detected at low altitudes. The two other subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii), which emerged in the pet trade
as a “substitute” after the ban on import and trade of Red-eared sliders, were also recorded at the few localities.
They can hybridize with the Red-eared slider (T. s. elegans) and possibly increase its invasive potential. The stricter
enforcement of the existing legislature in Serbia is needed, together with raising public awareness of the problem
and eradication of established populations. Building of turtle sanctuaries is also suggested as an ethical and
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Milan, Italy: University of Milan, the University of Pavia, the Natural History Museum of Milan and the University of Milano-Bicocca., 212.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5529

Urošević A, Popović M, Maričić M, Pomorišac G, Petrović D, Grabovac D, Surla A, Medenica I, Avramović S, Golubović A. Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction. in XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy. 2019;:212.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5529 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Popović, Miloš, Maričić, Marko, Pomorišac, Gordan, Petrović, Dragiša, Grabovac, David, Surla, Aleksandra, Medenica, Ivan, Avramović, Stefan, Golubović, Ana, "Spread of Trachemys scripta ssp. (Testudines, Emydidae) in Serbia, with overview of possible reproduction" in XX European Congress of Herpetology. Program & Abstracts; 2019 Sep 2-6; Milan, Italy (2019):212,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5529 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Krizmanić, Imre
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Labus, Nenad
AU  - Simović, Aleksandar
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Golubović, Ana
AU  - Ćorović, Jelena
AU  - Paunović, Ana
AU  - Jović, Danko
AU  - Krstić, Milivoj
AU  - Lakušić, Margareta
AU  - Džukić, Georg
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4847
AB  - In the most recent comprehensive distribution of vipers in the western and
central Balkans, 210 precise records (146 UTM cells) for all three species of vipers
(Vipera ammodytes, V. berus, and V. ursinii) were presented for Serbia. During the
past eight years, extensive field investigations within the ongoing conservation
projects in our country (e.g. Ecological Networks and Natura 2000), significantly
increased the number of faunistic records, which urged the need for publishing the
updated distribution of all three species of vipers in Serbia. We collected a total of
770 records of vipers in Serbia, of which literature data constitute 49.4% (n = 380)
and unpublished field data made as much as 50.6% (n = 390) of the records. As
expected, V. ammodytes was the best-represented species, accounting for 614 records (79.8%), followed by V. berus with 145 records (18.8%), and V. ursinii
with 11 records (1.4%). Results of the present study showed that in our country
there are three areas crucially important for the diversity of vipers, with all three
species present: Koritnik Mt. and Žljeb Mt. in Metohija, as well as Mokra Gora Mt.
in south-western Serbia. We also found 25 10×10 km UTM squares with sympatry
of two species of vipers. The designation of areas of special importance for vipers
(e.g. Mokra Gora Mt., Dukat Mt., Besna kobila Mt., Kamena Gora Mt.) should be
one of the priority actions for improvement of their conservation statuses in our
country.
AB  - Literaturni podaci o distribuci roda Vipera na području zapadnog i centralnog dela Balkanskog poluostrva, pokazuju da je u Srbiji zabeleženo 210 nalaza (146 UTM polja) za sve tri vrste ovog roda (Vipera ammodytes, V. berus i V. ursinii). Tokom poslednjih osam godina, intenzivna faunistička istraživanja u okviru nacionalnih konzervacionih projekata (npr. Ekološke mreže i Natura 2000), doprinela su značajnom povećanju broja podataka o distribuciji ove tri vrste, čime se ukazala potreba za objavljivanjem novih faunističkih podataka. U ovom radu, ukupno je sakupljeno 770 podataka o rasprostranjenju predstavnika roda Vipera u Srbiji, od čega literaturni podaci čine 49.4% (n = 380), a novi faunistički podaci predstavljaju 50.6% (n = 390). Očekivano, najveći broj podataka se odnosi na vrstu V. ammodytes (614 - 79.8%), dok je mnogo manje podataka za vrste V. berus (145 - 18.8%) i V. ursinii (11 - 1.4%). Rezultati ovog rada su pokazali da na teritoriji Republike Srbije postoje tri područja od najvećeg značaja za diverzitet roda Vipera, na kojima su prisutne sve tri vrste: planine Koritnik i Žljeb u Metohiji, kao i planina Mokra gora u jugozapadnoj Srbiji. Takođe, zabeleženo je ukupno 25 UTM 10×10 km kvadrata u kojima po dve vrste roda Vipera žive u simpatriji. Proglašenje zaštićenih područja od posebnog značaja za otrovnice (npr. Mokra gora, Dukat, Besna kobila, Kamena gora), trebalo bi da bude prioritet za poboljšanje konzervacionog statusa vrsta roda Vipera u našoj zemlji.
PB  - Belgrade: Natural History Museum
T2  - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
T1  - Distribution of three Vipera species in the Republic of Serbia
T1  - Rasprostranjenje tri vrste roda Vipera u Republici Srbiji
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.5937/bnhmb1912217T
SP  - 217
EP  - 242
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tomović, Ljiljana and Anđelković, Marko and Krizmanić, Imre and Ajtić, Rastko and Urošević, Aleksandar and Labus, Nenad and Simović, Aleksandar and Maričić, Marko and Golubović, Ana and Ćorović, Jelena and Paunović, Ana and Jović, Danko and Krstić, Milivoj and Lakušić, Margareta and Džukić, Georg",
year = "2019",
abstract = "In the most recent comprehensive distribution of vipers in the western and
central Balkans, 210 precise records (146 UTM cells) for all three species of vipers
(Vipera ammodytes, V. berus, and V. ursinii) were presented for Serbia. During the
past eight years, extensive field investigations within the ongoing conservation
projects in our country (e.g. Ecological Networks and Natura 2000), significantly
increased the number of faunistic records, which urged the need for publishing the
updated distribution of all three species of vipers in Serbia. We collected a total of
770 records of vipers in Serbia, of which literature data constitute 49.4% (n = 380)
and unpublished field data made as much as 50.6% (n = 390) of the records. As
expected, V. ammodytes was the best-represented species, accounting for 614 records (79.8%), followed by V. berus with 145 records (18.8%), and V. ursinii
with 11 records (1.4%). Results of the present study showed that in our country
there are three areas crucially important for the diversity of vipers, with all three
species present: Koritnik Mt. and Žljeb Mt. in Metohija, as well as Mokra Gora Mt.
in south-western Serbia. We also found 25 10×10 km UTM squares with sympatry
of two species of vipers. The designation of areas of special importance for vipers
(e.g. Mokra Gora Mt., Dukat Mt., Besna kobila Mt., Kamena Gora Mt.) should be
one of the priority actions for improvement of their conservation statuses in our
country., Literaturni podaci o distribuci roda Vipera na području zapadnog i centralnog dela Balkanskog poluostrva, pokazuju da je u Srbiji zabeleženo 210 nalaza (146 UTM polja) za sve tri vrste ovog roda (Vipera ammodytes, V. berus i V. ursinii). Tokom poslednjih osam godina, intenzivna faunistička istraživanja u okviru nacionalnih konzervacionih projekata (npr. Ekološke mreže i Natura 2000), doprinela su značajnom povećanju broja podataka o distribuciji ove tri vrste, čime se ukazala potreba za objavljivanjem novih faunističkih podataka. U ovom radu, ukupno je sakupljeno 770 podataka o rasprostranjenju predstavnika roda Vipera u Srbiji, od čega literaturni podaci čine 49.4% (n = 380), a novi faunistički podaci predstavljaju 50.6% (n = 390). Očekivano, najveći broj podataka se odnosi na vrstu V. ammodytes (614 - 79.8%), dok je mnogo manje podataka za vrste V. berus (145 - 18.8%) i V. ursinii (11 - 1.4%). Rezultati ovog rada su pokazali da na teritoriji Republike Srbije postoje tri područja od najvećeg značaja za diverzitet roda Vipera, na kojima su prisutne sve tri vrste: planine Koritnik i Žljeb u Metohiji, kao i planina Mokra gora u jugozapadnoj Srbiji. Takođe, zabeleženo je ukupno 25 UTM 10×10 km kvadrata u kojima po dve vrste roda Vipera žive u simpatriji. Proglašenje zaštićenih područja od posebnog značaja za otrovnice (npr. Mokra gora, Dukat, Besna kobila, Kamena gora), trebalo bi da bude prioritet za poboljšanje konzervacionog statusa vrsta roda Vipera u našoj zemlji.",
publisher = "Belgrade: Natural History Museum",
journal = "Bulletin of the Natural History Museum",
title = "Distribution of three Vipera species in the Republic of Serbia, Rasprostranjenje tri vrste roda Vipera u Republici Srbiji",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.5937/bnhmb1912217T",
pages = "217-242"
}

Tomović, L., Anđelković, M., Krizmanić, I., Ajtić, R., Urošević, A., Labus, N., Simović, A., Maričić, M., Golubović, A., Ćorović, J., Paunović, A., Jović, D., Krstić, M., Lakušić, M.,& Džukić, G.. (2019). Distribution of three Vipera species in the Republic of Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
Belgrade: Natural History Museum., 12, 217-242.
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb1912217T

Tomović L, Anđelković M, Krizmanić I, Ajtić R, Urošević A, Labus N, Simović A, Maričić M, Golubović A, Ćorović J, Paunović A, Jović D, Krstić M, Lakušić M, Džukić G. Distribution of three Vipera species in the Republic of Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 2019;12:217-242.
doi:10.5937/bnhmb1912217T .

Tomović, Ljiljana, Anđelković, Marko, Krizmanić, Imre, Ajtić, Rastko, Urošević, Aleksandar, Labus, Nenad, Simović, Aleksandar, Maričić, Marko, Golubović, Ana, Ćorović, Jelena, Paunović, Ana, Jović, Danko, Krstić, Milivoj, Lakušić, Margareta, Džukić, Georg, "Distribution of three Vipera species in the Republic of Serbia" in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 12 (2019):217-242,
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb1912217T . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Popović, Miloš
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Pomorišac, Gordan
AU  - Petrović, Dragiša
AU  - Grabovac, David
AU  - Surla, Aleksandra
AU  - Medenica, Ivan
AU  - Avramović, Stefan
AU  - Golubović, Ana
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2019/71-2-247-251.pdf
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3483
AB  - This study presents an overview of localities where the alien pond slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Emydidiae) and its subspecies, T. s. elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839), T. s. scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) and T. s. troostii (Holbrook, 1836), has been introduced in Serbia and shows indication of its possible reproduction in this country. The number of the new reports of these turtles is almost equal to the number of previously published findings. Most introductions as well as the cases of possible reproduction (nest-digging females and hatchlings found) have been concentrated around the large urban hubs - Belgrade and Novi Sad cities, where the largest populations have been detected. Generally, the water bodies in the lowland habitats (less than 100 m a.s.l.) were proven to be much more vulnerable to the introduction of alien turtles - more than 73% of cases of introduction were detected at low altitudes. Previously unreported "substitute" subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii) can hybridise with the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans) and possibly increase its invasive potential. We suggest stricter enforcement of the legislation, together with raising public awareness of the problem, eradication of the established populations and building turtle sanctuaries as an ethical and ecologically safe alternative for disposal of unwanted pets.
PB  - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
T2  - Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
T1  - New Data on the Spread of Trachemys scripta  (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) and its Subspecies in Serbia
IS  - 2
VL  - 71
SP  - 247
EP  - 251
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_3483
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Popović, Miloš and Maričić, Marko and Pomorišac, Gordan and Petrović, Dragiša and Grabovac, David and Surla, Aleksandra and Medenica, Ivan and Avramović, Stefan and Golubović, Ana",
year = "2019",
abstract = "This study presents an overview of localities where the alien pond slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Emydidiae) and its subspecies, T. s. elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839), T. s. scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) and T. s. troostii (Holbrook, 1836), has been introduced in Serbia and shows indication of its possible reproduction in this country. The number of the new reports of these turtles is almost equal to the number of previously published findings. Most introductions as well as the cases of possible reproduction (nest-digging females and hatchlings found) have been concentrated around the large urban hubs - Belgrade and Novi Sad cities, where the largest populations have been detected. Generally, the water bodies in the lowland habitats (less than 100 m a.s.l.) were proven to be much more vulnerable to the introduction of alien turtles - more than 73% of cases of introduction were detected at low altitudes. Previously unreported "substitute" subspecies (T. s. scripta and T. s. troostii) can hybridise with the red-eared slider (T. s. elegans) and possibly increase its invasive potential. We suggest stricter enforcement of the legislation, together with raising public awareness of the problem, eradication of the established populations and building turtle sanctuaries as an ethical and ecologically safe alternative for disposal of unwanted pets.",
publisher = "Bulgarian Academy of Sciences",
journal = "Acta Zoologica Bulgarica",
title = "New Data on the Spread of Trachemys scripta  (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) and its Subspecies in Serbia",
number = "2",
volume = "71",
pages = "247-251",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_3483"
}

Urošević, A., Popović, M., Maričić, M., Pomorišac, G., Petrović, D., Grabovac, D., Surla, A., Medenica, I., Avramović, S.,& Golubović, A.. (2019). New Data on the Spread of Trachemys scripta  (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) and its Subspecies in Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences., 71(2), 247-251.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_3483

Urošević A, Popović M, Maričić M, Pomorišac G, Petrović D, Grabovac D, Surla A, Medenica I, Avramović S, Golubović A. New Data on the Spread of Trachemys scripta  (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) and its Subspecies in Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 2019;71(2):247-251.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_3483 .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Popović, Miloš, Maričić, Marko, Pomorišac, Gordan, Petrović, Dragiša, Grabovac, David, Surla, Aleksandra, Medenica, Ivan, Avramović, Stefan, Golubović, Ana, "New Data on the Spread of Trachemys scripta  (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) and its Subspecies in Serbia" in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 71, no. 2 (2019):247-251,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_3483 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Tomović, Ljiljana
AU  - Krizmanić, Imre
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Golubović, Ana
AU  - Maričić, Marko
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko
AU  - Ćorović, Jelena
AU  - Čubrić, Tijana
AU  - Tomašević-Kolarov, Nataša
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Vukov, Tanja
AU  - Jovanović, Bogdan
AU  - Vučić, Tijana
AU  - Ajduković, Maja
AU  - Tot, Ivan
AU  - Nadaždin, Bojana
AU  - Labus, Nenad
AU  - Džukić, Georg
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://www.nhmbeo.rs/издања/bulletin.65.html
UR  - http://www.nhmbeo.rs/upload/images/Glasnik/2018_a/Bulletin 2018-09.pdf
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3292
AB  - In this study, we present updated distribution data for all three brown frog species (Rana spp.) inhabiting Serbia. The data provided consists of newly collected field records and compiled data previously published in literature or via Internet. Of the three species found in Serbia, Rana dalmatina is the most widespread, present in all three altitudinal regions and all biogeographical regions. Rana graeca is confined to Mountain-valley altitudinal region in permanent fastflowing rivers or streams and it reaches its northern range boundaries in Serbia. Rana temporaria is the rarest of the three, with fragmented range restricted to the high mountains or few isolated lowland populations, and in the north-eastern Serbia, it is vicariant with R. graeca in canyons and gorges of montane rivers. The presence of Rana arvalis in Serbia is mentioned in literature but was not confirmed during the subsequent field surveys, so we consider it only as a potential species for the Serbian batrachofauna. The brown frog faunal composition of Serbia is identical to that of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and Montenegro, while it is somewhat different from that of Hungary and Romania and the most different from Croatia and Slovenia. Serbian brown frogs belong to European (R. temporaria) and South-European (R. dalmatina, R. graeca) chorotypes. All species of brown frogs present or potentially present in Serbia and their habitats are identified as great conservation priorities.
T2  - Bulletin of the Natural History Museum
T1  - Distribution and diversity of brown frogs (Rana spp., Anura, Amphibia) in Serbia
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.5937/bnhmb1306090V
SP  - 227
EP  - 245
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Urošević, Aleksandar and Tomović, Ljiljana and Krizmanić, Imre and Anđelković, Marko and Golubović, Ana and Maričić, Marko and Ajtić, Rastko and Ćorović, Jelena and Čubrić, Tijana and Tomašević-Kolarov, Nataša and Cvijanović, Milena and Vukov, Tanja and Jovanović, Bogdan and Vučić, Tijana and Ajduković, Maja and Tot, Ivan and Nadaždin, Bojana and Labus, Nenad and Džukić, Georg",
year = "2018",
abstract = "In this study, we present updated distribution data for all three brown frog species (Rana spp.) inhabiting Serbia. The data provided consists of newly collected field records and compiled data previously published in literature or via Internet. Of the three species found in Serbia, Rana dalmatina is the most widespread, present in all three altitudinal regions and all biogeographical regions. Rana graeca is confined to Mountain-valley altitudinal region in permanent fastflowing rivers or streams and it reaches its northern range boundaries in Serbia. Rana temporaria is the rarest of the three, with fragmented range restricted to the high mountains or few isolated lowland populations, and in the north-eastern Serbia, it is vicariant with R. graeca in canyons and gorges of montane rivers. The presence of Rana arvalis in Serbia is mentioned in literature but was not confirmed during the subsequent field surveys, so we consider it only as a potential species for the Serbian batrachofauna. The brown frog faunal composition of Serbia is identical to that of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and Montenegro, while it is somewhat different from that of Hungary and Romania and the most different from Croatia and Slovenia. Serbian brown frogs belong to European (R. temporaria) and South-European (R. dalmatina, R. graeca) chorotypes. All species of brown frogs present or potentially present in Serbia and their habitats are identified as great conservation priorities.",
journal = "Bulletin of the Natural History Museum",
title = "Distribution and diversity of brown frogs (Rana spp., Anura, Amphibia) in Serbia",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.5937/bnhmb1306090V",
pages = "227-245"
}

Urošević, A., Tomović, L., Krizmanić, I., Anđelković, M., Golubović, A., Maričić, M., Ajtić, R., Ćorović, J., Čubrić, T., Tomašević-Kolarov, N., Cvijanović, M., Vukov, T., Jovanović, B., Vučić, T., Ajduković, M., Tot, I., Nadaždin, B., Labus, N.,& Džukić, G.. (2018). Distribution and diversity of brown frogs (Rana spp., Anura, Amphibia) in Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 11, 227-245.
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb1306090V

Urošević A, Tomović L, Krizmanić I, Anđelković M, Golubović A, Maričić M, Ajtić R, Ćorović J, Čubrić T, Tomašević-Kolarov N, Cvijanović M, Vukov T, Jovanović B, Vučić T, Ajduković M, Tot I, Nadaždin B, Labus N, Džukić G. Distribution and diversity of brown frogs (Rana spp., Anura, Amphibia) in Serbia. in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 2018;11:227-245.
doi:10.5937/bnhmb1306090V .

Urošević, Aleksandar, Tomović, Ljiljana, Krizmanić, Imre, Anđelković, Marko, Golubović, Ana, Maričić, Marko, Ajtić, Rastko, Ćorović, Jelena, Čubrić, Tijana, Tomašević-Kolarov, Nataša, Cvijanović, Milena, Vukov, Tanja, Jovanović, Bogdan, Vučić, Tijana, Ajduković, Maja, Tot, Ivan, Nadaždin, Bojana, Labus, Nenad, Džukić, Georg, "Distribution and diversity of brown frogs (Rana spp., Anura, Amphibia) in Serbia" in Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 11 (2018):227-245,
https://doi.org/10.5937/bnhmb1306090V . .