Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Geoemydidae > Mauremys > Mauremys caspicaMauremys caspica (Caspian Turtle)Synonyms: Clemmys caspica; Clemmys caspica caspica (heterotypic); Emys caspica; Emys grayi (heterotypic); Mauremys caspica caspica; Mauremys caspica siebenrocki; Mauremys caspica ventrimaculata; Testudo caspica The Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin (Mauremys caspica) is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae), living in the eastern Mediterranean region from southwestern former USSR and central Iran to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Israel, and Lebanon, northward through Turkey to Bulgaria, and through Cyprus, Crete, and the Ionian Peninsula to former Yugoslavia. |
Gestation [1] | 3 months 5 days | Litter Size [1] | 12 | Maximum Longevity [2] | 18 years |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests |
Iran, Azerbaijan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian lowland desert |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Caucasus mixed forests |
Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Anatolian deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Persian desert basins |
Iran, Afghanistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Crete Mediterranean forests |
Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Cyprus Mediterranean forests |
Cyprus |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe |
Iran, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests |
Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Syria |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Elburz Range forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Euxine-Colchic broadleaf forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Kopet Dag semi-desert |
Iran, Turkmenistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle East steppe |
Syria, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert |
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Pontic steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert |
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Zagros Mountains forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
AISTHITIKO DASOS KOILADAS TEMPON |
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3301 |
Greece |
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AKRONAFPLIA KAI PALAMIDI |
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905 |
Greece |
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Akyatan Lagoon |
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36324 |
Adana, Turkey |
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ALTO GUADIATO |
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83845 |
Spain |
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ALYKI KITROUS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
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3560 |
Greece |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, DELTA LOUROU KAI ARACHTHOU (PETRA, MYTIKAS, EVRYTERI PERIOCHI) |
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71136 |
Greece |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA |
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56861 |
Greece |
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ANATOLIKI KEA |
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17681 |
Greece |
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ANDROS: KENTRIKO KAI NOTIO TMIMA, GYRO NISIDES KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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54454 |
Greece |
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ASPROPOTAMOS |
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49654 |
Greece |
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DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU, EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALA |
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87747 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - ALYKI KITROUS |
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73260 |
Greece |
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DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI |
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83216 |
Greece |
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DELTA EVROU |
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31031 |
Greece |
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DELTA EVROU KAI DYTIKOS VRACHIONAS |
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24359 |
Greece |
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DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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55561 |
Greece |
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DELTA NESTOU KAI LIMNOTHALASSES KERAMOTIS KAI NISOS THASOPOULA |
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36139 |
Greece |
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DRAPANO (VOREIOANATOLIKES AKTES) - PARALIA GEORGIOUPOLIS - LIMNI KOURNA |
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11147 |
Greece |
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DYTIKA ASTEROUSIA (APO AGIOFARANGO EOS KOKKINO PYRGO) |
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6550 |
Greece |
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DYTIKI MILOS, ANTIMILOS, POLYAIGOS KAI NISIDES |
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22866 |
Greece |
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EKVOLES EVROTA |
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13269 |
Greece |
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FENGARI SAMOTHRAKIS, ANATOLIKES AKTES, VRACHONISSIDA ZOURAFA KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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40619 |
Greece |
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Foret Domaniale du Circeo State Nature Reserve |
IV |
4785 |
Italy |
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GIOUCHTAS - FARANGI AGIAS EIRINIS |
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1769 |
Greece |
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IKARIA - FOURNOI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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31899 |
Greece |
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KENTRIKI KAI NOTIA NAXOS: ZAS KAI VIGLA EOS MAVROVOUNI KAI THALASSIA ZONI (ORMOS KARADES - ORMOS MOU |
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21552 |
Greece |
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Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
658105 |
Turkmenistan |
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KOILADA TIMIOU PRODROMOU-MENOIKION |
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73269 |
Greece |
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KOLPOS LAGANA ZAKYNTHOU (AKR. GERAKI - KERI) KAI NISIDES MARATHONISI KAI PELOUZO |
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17193 |
Greece |
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KOS: AKROTIRIO LOUROS - LIMNI PSALIDI - OROS DIKAIOS - ALYKI - PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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25052 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: KOLPOS GERAS, ELOS NTIPI KAI OROS OLYMPOS |
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27677 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: KOLPOS KALLONIS KAI CHERSAIA PARAKTIA ZONI |
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45248 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: PARAKTIOI YGROTOPOI KOLPOU KALLONIS |
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8681 |
Greece |
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LIMNES KAI LIMNOTHALASSES TIS THRAKIS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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72787 |
Greece |
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LIMNES KORONEIAS - VOLVIS, STENA RENTINAS KAI EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
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399400 |
Greece |
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LIMNES VISTONIS, ISMARIS - LIMNOTHALASSES PORTO LAGOS, ALYKI PTELEA, XIROLIMNI, KARATZA |
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45016 |
Greece |
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LIMNI AGIAS - PLATANIAS - REMA KAI EKVOLI KERITI - KOILADA FASA |
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2994 |
Greece |
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LIMNI KERKINI - KROUSIA - KORYFES OROUS BELES, ANGISTRO - CHAROPO |
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193493 |
Greece |
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LIMNI LIMNOPOULA |
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1432 |
Greece |
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LIMNI STYMFALIA |
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3234 |
Greece |
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LIMNOS: CHORTAROLIMNI - LIMNI ALYKI KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI |
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45051 |
Greece |
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LIMNOS: LIMNES CHORTAROLIMNI KAI ALYKI, KOLPOS MOUDROU, ELOS DIAPORI KAI CHERSONISOS FAKOS |
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40260 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA ANTINIOTI (KERKYRA) |
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464 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KALOGRIAS, DASOS STROFYLIAS KAI ELOS LAMIAS, ARAXOS |
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8732 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KORISSION (KERKYRA) |
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5665 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA PYLOU (DIVARI) KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS |
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8777 |
Greece |
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NISOI GAVDOS KAI GAVDOPOULA |
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15544 |
Greece |
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NISOI SAPIENTZA KAI SCHIZA, AKROTIRIO AKRITAS |
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27903 |
Greece |
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NISOS MILOS: PROFITIS ILIAS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
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13026 |
Greece |
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NISOS PAROS: PETALOUDES |
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241 |
Greece |
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NOTIA SERIFOS |
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11196 |
Greece |
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ORI GIDOVOUNI, CHIONOVOUNI, GAIDOUROVOUNI, KORAKIA, KALOGEROVOUNI, KOULOCHERA KAI PERIOCHI MONEMVASI |
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71161 |
Greece |
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ORI VRONTOUS - LAILIAS - EPIMIKES |
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16802 |
Greece |
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ORMOS SOUGIAS - VARDIA - FARANGI LISSOU MECHRI ANYDROUS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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7512 |
Greece |
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OROS ITAMOS - SITHONIA |
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44557 |
Greece |
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OROS KEDROS |
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11615 |
Greece |
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OROS OCHI - KAMPOS KARYSTOU - POTAMI - AKROTIRIO KAFIREFS - PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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39409 |
Greece |
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OROS OCHI, PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES |
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82497 |
Greece |
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OROS TAYGETOS |
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131874 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI ELOUS ARTZAN |
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4245 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI NEAPOLIS KAI NISOS ELAFONISOS |
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13575 |
Greece |
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POTAMOS FILIOURIS |
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5087 |
Greece |
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PRASSANO FARANGI - PATSOS - SFAKORYAKO REMA - PARALIA RETHYMNOU KAI EKVOLI GEROPOTAMOU, AKR. LIANOS |
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32424 |
Greece |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Doñana Biosphere Reserve |
II |
123801 |
Spain |
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RODOS: AKRAMYTIS, ARMENISTIS, ATTAVYROS, REMATA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (KARAVOLA-ORMOS GLYFADA) |
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68439 |
Greece |
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RODOS: PROFITIS ILIAS - EPTA PIGES PETALOUDES - REMATA |
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28205 |
Greece |
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SAMOTHRAKI: OROS FENGARI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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51946 |
Greece |
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SERIFOS: PARAKTIA ZONI KAI NISIDES SERIFOPOULA, PIPERI KAI VOUS |
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13173 |
Greece |
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SIFNOS: PROFITIS ILIAS MECHRI DYTIKES AKTES KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI |
|
5109 |
Greece |
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SKYROS: OROS KOCHYLAS |
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10104 |
Greece |
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SOROS - AGKATHI - KEDROS |
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20087 |
Greece |
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STENA NESTOU |
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21629 |
Greece |
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STENA RENTINAS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
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7179 |
Greece |
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SYROS: OROS SYRINGAS EOS PARALIA |
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1936 |
Greece |
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Syunt-Khasardagh Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
105306 |
Turkmenistan |
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THINES KAI PARALIAKO DASOS ZACHAROS, LIMNI KAIAFA, STROFYLIA, KAKOVATOS |
|
8091 |
Greece |
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VOREIA AMORGOS KAI KINAROS, LEVITHA, MAVRA, GLAROS KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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14981 |
Greece |
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VOREIA CHIOS |
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80479 |
Greece |
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VOREIA CHIOS KAI NISOI OINOUSSES KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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85029 |
Greece |
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VOREIA SYROS KAI NISIDES |
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7181 |
Greece |
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VOREIOANATOLIKI TINOS KAI NISIDES |
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12494 |
Greece |
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VOREIODYTIKI KYTHNOS: OROS ATHERAS - AKROTIRIO KEFALOS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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7055 |
Greece |
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VOUNA EVROU |
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104705 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI |
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21108 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS SCHINIA |
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5138 |
Greece |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Caucasus |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
No |
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Irano-Anatolian |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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