Amphibians18 February 2016
It is the most common amphibian species in Europe [4]. It is encountered from the Pyrenees of Spain to the Eastern border of Europe and...
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Amphibians7 December 2015
The agile frog is a monotypical species, living in the Mediterranean countries, in the Balkans and in the Central Europe. [3, 4] The most northern populations were mentioned for Sweden and Denmark [5]. [caption id="attachment_914" align="aligncenter" width="547"] The Geographic Range of Rana dalmatina in Europe [5][/caption]In Romania, the...
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The scientific name of this toad has been under debate for a long time [12; 15; 17] and it is not yet established. The proposal...
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Eryx jaculus is the only species of boas found in Europe and it is the rarest species of reptile from Romania, being thus the least known [11]. Sand boa can be found in Albania, Macedonia, Greece, on many islands from the Aegean Sea, in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey...
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The smooth snake is a species widely distributed in Europe and also in Romania, it can be found from the sea level up to an...
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Reptiles16 September 2014
Dolichophis caspius is the fastest and the most aggressive snake in Romania. Its bite can only be painful as it isn’t a venomous snake. Dolichophis...
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You have often seen the Aesculapian snake wrapped around a bowl representing the symbol of most pharmacies or pharmaceutical products. There are some legends in...
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The Pelobates genus is an ancient group of digger toads which includes four species: Pelobates varaldii (found in western Africa), Pelobates cultripes (found in western...
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Elaphe sauromates was initially called Elaphe quatuorlineata sauromates – the fourlined snake. Presently this taxon was raised to the rank of species [9; 11; 14]....
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The Genus Pelobates is an archaic group of spadefoot toads wich includes four species: Pelobates varaldii (west-african distribution), Pelobates cultripes (west-european distribution), Pelobates fuscus (central-eastern...
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