Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Scincidae > Ablepharus > Ablepharus kitaibeliiAblepharus kitaibelii (Juniper Skink, Snake-eyed skink)Synonyms: Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri (heterotypic); Ablepharus pannonicus (heterotypic); Ablepharus pannonicus fabichii Ablepharus kitaibelii, commonly known as the European copper skink, juniper skink or European snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard from the skink family (Scincidae). This small, slender lizard grows up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long, and lives in Eastern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is native to Greece (including the Aegean Islands), Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Albania, Slovakia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and possibly Iraq. The subspecies A. k. fitzingeri is known from Slovakia, Hungary, Greece and the island of Corfu. The subspecies A. k. stepaneki is known from Bulgaria and Romania. |
| Adult Weight [1] | .6 grams | | Female Weight [2] | 2 grams |  | | Gestation [2] | 65 days | | Litter Size [2] | 4 | | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | | Reproductive Mode [3] | Oviparous | | Snout to Vent Length [2] | 1.575 inches (4 cm) | | | Habitat Substrate [3] | Terrestrial |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
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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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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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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Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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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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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Aggtelek Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
59233 |
Hungary |
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AISTHITIKO DASOS KOILADAS TEMPON |
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3301 |
Greece |
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ALYKI AIGIOU |
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79 |
Greece |
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ALYKI KITROUS - EVRYTERI PERIOCHI |
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3560 |
Greece |
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ALYKI LEFKIMÌIS (KERKYRA) |
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600 |
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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ANTIKYTHIRA - PRASONISI KAI LAGOUVARDOS |
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17723 |
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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DYTIKES KAI VOREIOANATOLIKES AKTES ZAKYNTHOU |
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52928 |
Greece |
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EKVOLES (DELTA) PINEIOU |
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2233 |
Greece |
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ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU - VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS |
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615652 |
Greece |
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ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON |
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65762 |
Greece |
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FARANGI NEDONA (PETALON - CHANI) |
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3069 |
Greece |
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FENGARI SAMOTHRAKIS, ANATOLIKES AKTES, VRACHONISSIDA ZOURAFA KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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40619 |
Greece |
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IKARIA - FOURNOI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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31899 |
Greece |
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KASTELLORIZO KAI NISIDES RO KAI STRONGYLI KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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4373 |
Greece |
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KATO ROUS KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU POTAMOU |
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27106 |
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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Kiskunsag Biosphere Reserve |
II |
54598 |
Hungary |
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KOILADA KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU - MALIAKOS KOLPOS |
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117491 |
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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LIMNES TRICHONIDA KAI LYSIMACHEIA |
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35286 |
Greece |
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LIMNES VOULKARIA KAI SALTINI |
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7716 |
Greece |
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LIMNES YLIKI KAI PARALIMNI - SYSTIMA VOIOTIKOU KIFISOU |
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28680 |
Greece |
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LIMNI OZEROS |
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3110 |
Greece |
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LIMNI STYMFALIA |
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3234 |
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 PYLOU (DIVARI) KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS |
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8777 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSES STENON LEFKADAS (PALIONIS - AVLIMON) KAI ALYKES LEFKADAS |
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5296 |
Greece |
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MIKRES KYKLADES: IRAKLEIA, SCHOINOUSSA, KOUFONISIA, KEROS, ANTIKERIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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31088 |
Greece |
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NISOI DESPOTIKO KAI STRONGYLO KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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4592 |
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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OLYMPIA |
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778 |
Greece |
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ORI GERANEIA |
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16893 |
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 VARDOUSIA |
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47873 |
Greece |
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OROPEDIO FOLOIS |
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24073 |
Greece |
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OROS CHELMOS (AROANIA) - FARANGI VOURAIKOU KAI PERIOCHI KALAVRYTON |
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79492 |
Greece |
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OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS |
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43226 |
Greece |
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OROS MAINALO |
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56026 |
Greece |
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OROS OLYMPOS |
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47295 |
Greece |
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OROS PANAITOLIKO |
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45818 |
Greece |
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OROS PARNITHA |
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36825 |
Greece |
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OROS PILIO |
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89437 |
Greece |
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OROS PILIO KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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76880 |
Greece |
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OROS TAYGETOS |
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131874 |
Greece |
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OROS VARASOVA |
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3566 |
Greece |
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OROS VARDOUSIA |
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61255 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI CHORTATON (LEFKADA) |
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3103 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI LIMNIS TAVROPOU |
|
7369 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI NEAPOLIS KAI NISOS ELAFONISOS |
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13575 |
Greece |
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Pilis Biosphere Reserve |
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56834 |
Hungary |
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POTAMOS FILIOURIS |
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5087 |
Greece |
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Prespa National Park |
II |
62043 |
Greece |
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Reserve Srebarna Managed Reserve |
IV |
2294 |
Bulgaria |
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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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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 |
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5109 |
Greece |
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Slovenský kras |
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100327 |
Slovakia |
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Slovensky Kras Protected Landscape Area National Park |
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88261 |
Slovakia |
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Srebarna |
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3579 |
Bulgaria |
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SYROS: OROS SYRINGAS EOS PARALIA |
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1936 |
Greece |
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Tzentralen Balkan |
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177099 |
Bulgaria |
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Vitosha |
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67608 |
Bulgaria |
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VOREIA SYROS KAI NISIDES |
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7181 |
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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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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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 ♦ 1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226 ♦ 2Nathan 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 ♦ 3Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj 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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