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Kuljerić Marija1, Lončar Mila1, Kobašlić Ana2 1. Croatian Herpetological Society - Hyla;
Radučka 15; 10000 Zagreb
mkuljer@inet.hr 2. Department for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture;
Savska cesta 41; 10000 Zagreb
Croatia is situated on the Balkan peninsula, area that has a number of herpetofauna taxa. In order to determine conservation
priority areas for herpetofauna and to facilitate further research we analysed the data on species occurrence along the coast
and the islands of the Croatian part of the eastern Adriatic sea.
Besides islands and narrow coastal stripe we also included whole Istrian peninsula, coastal mountains (Velebit - southern
slopes and peaks, Mosor, Biokovo, Sniježnica) and area between coast and peaks of Dinara mountain - Dalmatinska Zagora.
Regardless of mountain chains, in this area mediterranean type flora and fauna penetrate further from the coast through the
river canyons of the Adriatic watershed.
Data were obtained from the Croatian Natural History Museum collection and published literature from the last 50 years and
were complemented with the personal data (our own and from our colleagues).
AMPHIBIANS REPTILES
1-2 species
1-3 species
3-4 species
4-7 species
5-6 species
8-11 species
7-8 species
12-15 species
9 - species
16-19 species
Distribution patterns of amphibian sp. in the area - total of 14 species Distribution patterns of reptile sp. in the area - total of 34 species
- Istrian peninsula (with Učka mountain) - greatest amphibian biodiversity; - greatest reptile biodiversity: bigger islands, coastal mountains and Dinara
presence of 13 species mountain - but further research needed in the most of the area for all but few
- potential high biodiversity areas - canyons/valleys of rivers Zrmanja, Krka, taxa; current distribution pattern is also reflecting extent of the area for wich
Cetina, Neretva with associated fields - further research needed there is available data
AKNOWLEGEMENTS: For the distribution data on various species thanks to Ivan Budinski, Dragica Šalamon, Tea Šilić, Dag Treer, Eduard Kletečki and Nino Mihoković
Part of the project “Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Croatia”, partly financed by Ministry of Culture