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3 herpetologically hot point in Romania
these 3 target areas represent a mixture of habitats and a great diversity of animals. all amphibian and reptile species and subspecies from Romania, except the Vipera ursinii rakosiensis, restricted to one location in center of Transylvania, could be find there. with orange the name of the species, which can be found in just one of the 3 locations
Dobrudja, area I
Triturus dobrogicus dobrogicus, Triturus dobrogicus macrosoma, Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris, Bombina bombina, Pelobates fuscus fuscus, Pelobates syriacus balcanicus, Bufo bufo bufo, Epidalea (Bufo) viridis viridis, Hyla arborea arborea, Rana dalmatina, Pelophylax ridibundus ridibundus, Pelophylax lessonae, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, Testudo graeca ibera, Emys orbicularis orbicularis II, Eremias arguta deserti, Lacerta viridis viridis, Lacerta viridis meridionalis, Lacerta trilineata dobrogica, Lacerta agilis chersonensis (+ euxinica form), Podarcis muralis muralis, Podarcis tauricus tauricus, Ablepharus kitaibelii stepaneki, Eryx jaculus turcicus, Dolichophis caspius, Elaphe sauromates, Zamenis longissimus longissimus, Natrix natrix natrix, Natrix natrix persa, Natrix tessellata, Coronella aaustriaca austriaca, Vipera ursinii moldavica, Vipera ammodytes montandoni
from the Black Sea Coast... ...to the old Măcin Mountains
The Carpathian Corner, area II
Salamandra salamandra salamandra, Triturus cristatus, Ichtyosauria (Mesotriton) alpestris alpestris, Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris, Lissotriton vulgaris ampelensis, Lissotriton montandoni, Bombina variegata, Pelobates fuscus fuscus, Bufo bufo bufo, Epidalea (Bufo) viridis viridis, Hyla arborea arborea, Rana temporaria temporaria, Rana arvalis, Rana dalmatina, Pelophylax ridibundus ridibundus, Pelophylax lessonae, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, Emys orbicularis orbicularis II, Lacerta viridis viridis, Lacerta agilis agilis, Zootoca vivipara vivipara, Podarcis muralis muralis, Anguis fragilis colchicus, Zamenis longissimus longissimus, Natrix natrix natrix, Natrix tessellata, Coronella austriaca austriaca, Vipera berus berus
from the low and high foothills... ...to the Carpathians
Danube Gorge, area III
Salamandra salamandra salamandra, Triturus cristatus, Triturus dobrogicus macrosoma, Ichtyosauria (Mesotriton) alpestris alpestris, Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris, Bombina bombina, Bombina variegata, Pelobates fuscus fuscus, Bufo bufo bufo, Epidalea (Bufo) viridis viridis, Hyla arborea arborea, Rana temporaria temporaria, Rana dalmatina, Pelophylax ridibundus ridibundus, Pelophylax lessonae, Pelophylax kl. esculentus, Testudo (Eurotestudo) hermanni boettgeri, Emys orbicularis orbicularis II, Lacerta viridis viridis, Lacerta agilis agilis, Podarcis muralis muralis, Podarcis tauricus tauricus, Darevskia praticola pontica, Ablepharus kitaibelii stepaneki, Anguis fragilis colchicus, Dolichophis caspius, Zamenis longissimus longissimus, Natrix natrix natrix, Natrix tessellata, Coronella aaustriaca austriaca, Vipera berus berus, Vipera ammodytes ammodytes
from the Danube Gorge... ...to the warm western Carpathians
List of amphibians and reptiles from Romania
- a pdf with the review of amphibians and reptile species in Romania -
01. Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)
01. Salamandra salamandra salamandra Linnaeus, 1758 [En: Fire salamander, Hu: Foltos szalamandra, Ro: Salamandra]
02. Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) [Triturus cristatus cristatus] [En: Great crested newt/Northern crested newt/Warty newt, Hu: Tarajos gőte, Ro: Tritonul cu creastă]
03. Triturus dobrogicus Kiritzescu, 1903 [Triturus cristatus dobrogicus] [En: Danube crested newt, Hu: Dunai (tarajos) gőte, Ro: Tritonul cu creastă dobrogean/dunărean]
02. Triturus dobrogicus dobrogicus (Kiritzescu, 1903)
03. Triturus dobrogicus macrosoma (Boulenger, 1908)
Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) [a possible new taxon for
04. Ichtyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1758) [Triturus/ Mesotriton alpestris]
04. Ichtyosaura alpestris alpestris (Laurenti, 1758) [En: Alpine newt, Hu: Alpesi gőte, Ro: Tritonul de munte]
05. Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) [Triturus vulgaris]
05. Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 [2 major clade] [En: Smooth newt, Hu: Pettyes gőte, Ro: Tritonul comun]
06. Lissotriton vulgaris ampelensis Fuhn, 1951 [En: Romanian smooth newt, Hu: (Erdélyi) pettyes gőte, Ro: Tritonul comun (românesc)]
[one well separated major clade]
Lissotriton vulgaris vulgaris x ampelensis
06. Lissotriton montandoni Boulenger, 1880 [Triturus montandoni] [En: Montandon's newt, Hu: Kárpáti gőte, Ro: Tritonul carpatic]
07. Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761) [southern clade]
07. Bombina bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761) [En: Fire-bellied toad, Hu: Piroshasú unka, Ro: Izvoraș/buhai cu burta roșie]
08. Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
[western and eastern Carpathian clade]
08. Bombina variegata variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) [En: Yellow-bellied toad, Hu: Sárgahasú unka, Ro: Izvoraș/buhai cu burta galbenă]
Bombina bombina x Bombina variegata
09. Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768)
09. Pelobates fuscus fuscus (Laurenti, 1768) [En: Common spadefoot, Hu: Barna ásóbéka, Ro: Broasca de pământ brună]
[south eastern lineage of western group]
10. Pelobates syriacus Boettger, 1889
10. Pelobates syriacus balcanicus Karaman, 1928 [En: Eastern spadefoot, Hu: Zöld ásóbéka, Ro: Broasca de pământ verde/siriacă]
11. Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)
11. Bufo bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) [En: Common toad, Hu: Barna varangy, Ro: Broasca râioasă brună]
12. Bufo viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
12. Bufo viridis viridis Laurenti, 1768 [eastern lineage of diploid form] [En: Grean toad, Hu: Zöld varangy, Ro: Broasca râioasă verde]
13. Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
13. Hyla arborea arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) [En: Common tree frog, Hu: Leveli béka, Ro: Brotăcel]
14. Rana temporaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
14. Rana temporaria temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 [En: Common frog, Hu: Gyepi béka, Ro: Broasca roșie de munte]
[eastern or Balkan clade]
15. Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842 [En: Moor frog, Hu: Mócsári béka, Ro: Broasca de mlaștină]
15. Rana arvalis wolterstorffi Fejérváry 1919
[its taxonomic status is not clarified]
Rana arvalis arvalis Nilsson, 1842 [the status of population from Reci was retracted]
16. Rana dalmatina Fitzingerin Bonaparte, 1838 [Bonaparte, 1840] [En: Agile frog, Hu: Erdei béka, Ro: Broasca roșie de pădure]
no subspecies
17. Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) [Rana ridibunda]
16. Pelophylax ridibundus ridibundus Pallas, 1771[En: Marsh frog, Hu: Nagy tavibéka, Ro: Broasca mare de lac]
18. Pelophylax lessonae Camerano, 1882 [Rana lessonae] [En: Pool frog, Hu: Kis tavibéka, Ro: Broasca lui Lessona]
no subspecies
19. Pelophylax kl. esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Rana esculenta] [En: Edible frog/Roesel's green frog, Hu: Kecskebéka, Ro: Broasca mică de lac]
20. Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 [syn.Eurotestudo hermanni]
17. Testudo hermanni boettgeri Gmelin, 1789 [eastern lineage] [En: Hermann's tortoise, Hu: Görög teknős, Ro: Țestoasa lui Hermann/țestoasa bănățeană]
21. Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
18. Testudo graeca ibera Pallas, 1814 [2 eastern lineage] [En: Spur-thighed tortoise, Hu: Mór teknős, Ro: Țestoasa de uscat cu capac/dobrogeană]
22. Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) [En: European Pond Turtle, Hu: Mócsári teknős, Ro: Țestoasa de apă europeană]
19a. "Emys orbicularis orbicularis I" (after Fritz 2003) (picture selected only on base of geographical origine of the specimens)
19b. "Emys orbicularis orbicularis II" (= sparsa Dürigen, 1897) (after Fritz 2003)
23. Eremias arguta (Pallas, 1773)
20. Eremias (Ommateremias) arguta deserti (Gmelin 1789) [En: Steppe runner, Hu: Sivatagi gyik, Ro: Șopârla de nisip]
24. Lacerta viridis (Laurenti 1768)
21. Lacerta viridis viridis Laurenti 1768 [1 lineage] [En: Eastern green lizard, Hu: Zöld gyik, Ro: Gușter]
22. Lacerta viridis meridionalis Cyren 1933 [1 lineage] ] [En: (Meridional) eastern green lizard, Hu: (Déli) zöld gyik, Ro: Gușter (meridional)]
25. Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
23. Lacerta trilineata dobrogica Fuhn & Mertens 1959 [En: Balkan (dobrudjan) green lizard, Hu: Óriás (dobrudzsai) zöld gyik, Ro: Gușterul vărgat (dobrodgean)]
26. Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758
24. Lacerta agilis agilis Linnaeus 1758 [En: Sand lizard, Hu: Fürge gyik, Ro: Șopârla de câmp]
var. rubra or var. erythronotus
[the different status of the western and eastern form (L. a. argus) is still unresolved]
25. Lacerta agilis chersonensis Andrzejowski, 1832 [En: (Chersonian) sand lizard, Hu: (Kerszonai) fürge gyik, Ro: Șopârla de câmp (chersonă)]
Lacerta agilis euxinica Fuhn & Vancea 1964 [its status was rejected and the form included in L. a. chersonensis, see picture]
27. Zootoca vivipara (Jacquin, 1787) [Lacerta vivipara]
26. Zootoca vivipara vivipara Jaquin 1830 [En:Common/viviparous lizard, Hu: Elevenszülő gyik, Ro: Șopârla de munte/vivipară]
[part of the eastern viviparous group possibly further recognized like Z. v. sachalensis Pereleshin & Terentjev, 1963]
28. Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) [Lacerta muralis]
27. Podarcia muralis muralis Laurenti 1768 [En: Common wall lizard, Hu: Fali gyik, Ro: Șopârla de zid]
Podarcis muralis albanica Bolkay 1919 [the existence of this form in Dobrogea must be revisited]
Podarcis muralis maculiventris Werner, 1891 [the morph assigned to this subspecies described from the destroyed Ada-Kaleh danubian island is questionable]
29. Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) [Lacerta taurica]
28. Podarcis tauricus tauricus Pallas, 1814 [En: Balkan wall lizard, Hu: Homoki gyik, Ro: Șopârla de iarbă]
30. Darevskia praticola (Eversmann, 1834) [Lacerta praticola]
29. Darevskaia praticola pontica Lantz & Cyren, 1919 [En: (Pontic) meadow lizard, Hu: (Pontikus) réti gyik, Ro: Șopârla de pădure (pontică)]
[the status of Romanian population assigned to be D. p. hungarica Sobolewsky 1930 was rejected, but the problem its not finally resolved]
31. Ablepharus kitaibelii Bibron & Bory, 1833
30. Ablepharus kitaibelii stepaneki Fuhn, 1970 [En: (Stepaneki's) snake eyed skink, Hu: (Stepaneki) pannon gyikja, Ro: Șopârlița de frunzar (a lui Stepaneki)]
Ablepharus kitaibelii kitaibelii (Bibron & Bory, 1833) [possible intergradation form between the 2 subspecies in south-western part of country]
32. Anguis fragilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
31. Anguis fragilis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 [En: Slow-worm, Hu: Törékenygyik, Ro: Năpârcă/"șarpele" de cristal]
[the existence of a glacial relict of this form in
32. Anguis fragilis colchicus Nordmann 1840 [En: (Colchican) (blue-spotted) slow-worm, Hu: (Kolkhikai) (kékpettyes) törékenygyik, Ro: Năpârcă/"șarpele" de cristal (colchicană) (cu puncte albastre)]
33. Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
33. Erix jaculus turcicus Olivier, 1801 [En: (Western/turkish) sand boa, Hu: (Nyugati/török) homoki boa, Ro: Boa de nisip (westică/turcică)]
34. Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) [Coluber/Hierophis jugularis caspius] [En: Caspian whipe snake, Hu: Haragos sikló, Ro: Șarpe rău]
no subspecies
35. Elaphe sauromates Pallas, 1814 [Elaphe quatorlineata sauromates] [En: Blotched snake/eastern rat snake, Hu: (Foltos) sikló, Ro: Balaurul]
no subspecies
36. Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) [Elaphe longissima longissima]
34. Zamenis longissimus longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) [En: Aesculapian snake, Hu: Erdei sikló, Ro: Șarpele lui Esculap]
37. Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
35. Natrix natrix natrix Linnaeus, 1758 [En: Grass snake, Hu: Vizisikló, Ro: Șarpele de casă]
36. Natrix natrix persa Pallas, 1814 [En: (Two-lined/persian grass snake, Hu: (Kétszalagos/perzsa) vizisikló, Ro: Șarpele de casă (persan/dungat)]
38. Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768) [En: Dice snake, Hu: Kockás sikló, Ro: Șarpele de apă]
[European clade, possible new species status]
no subspecies
39. Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
37. Coronella austriaca austriaca Laurenti, 1768 [En: Smooth snake, Hu: Rézsikló, Ro: Șarpele de alun]
40. Vipera (syn. Acridophaga) ursinii (Bonaparte, 1835)
38. Vipera ursinii rákosiensis Méhely, 1893 [recently rediscovered] [En: Danube steppe/meadow viper, Hu: Rákosi vipera, Ro: Vipera de fâneață (dunăreană)]
39. Vipera ursinii moldovica Nilson, Andren & Joger, 1993 [En: Moldavian steppe/meadow viper, Hu: Moldvai parlagi vipera, Ro: Vipera de fâneață (moldoveană)]
[described from romanian
[... and the same described from Danube Delta - considered by some researchers as a different, valid form
41. Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
40. Vipera berus berus Linnaeus, 1758 [En: Adder/common european viper, Hu: Keresztes vipera, Ro: Vipera (cu cruce)/năpârcă]
[Carpathian subclade of the Northern clade]
Vipera berus bosniensis (Boettger 1880) or Vipera bosnienis [the existence of this subspecies due to its distribution is highly improbable]
42. Vipera (berus) nikolskii Vedmederya, Grubandt & Rudayeva, 1986 [En: Nikolsky's viper/forest-steppe viper, Hu: Nikolszki viperája/erdő-sztyeppi vipera, Ro: Vipera lui Nikolski/viperă de silvo-stepă]
[new taxon for
43. Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
41. Vipera ammodytes ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758 [En: European nose-horned (sand) viper, Hu: Homoki vipera, Ro: Vipera cu corn]
42. Vipera ammodytes montandoni Boulenger, 1904 [En: Montandoni's (dobrudjan) nose-horned (sand) viper, Hu: Montandoni (dobrudzsai) homoki viperája, Ro: Vipera cu corn a lui Montandoni (dobrogeană)]
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