Review of the herpetofauna of Attica, mainland Greece

By

Annousis, Ioannis
Kapsalas, Grigoris
Pafilis, Panayiotis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-1-11

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

34

Pages

1--8

Subjects

Amphibians , Greece , Reptiles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e60668

 

Abstract

Although the insular distribution of the rich herpetofauna of Greece has been studied more extensively, the mainland one is still underexplored. The region of Attica in central Greece represents one of these “black spots” in the mainland. Thus, in 2019 we surveyed for the first time the herpetofauna of Attica in a systematic way. We collected 794 field records of 31 species (4 amphibians, 27 reptiles); Testudo graeca and Trachemys elegans were documented for the first time for Attica.