Prvi nalaz stepskog guža Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789), (Reptilia: Colubridae) na otoku Olibu, Hrvatska

Authors and affiliation

• Eduard Kletečki Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
• Joszef Lanszki Department of Nature Conservation, University of Kaposvár, P.O. Box 16, H-7401 Kaposvár, Hungary
• Balasz Trócsány Duna-Drava National Park Directorate, Tettye tér 9, H-7625 Pécs, Hungary
• Jasmina Mužinić Department of Ornithology CASA, Gundulićeva 24, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
• Jenö J. Purger Department of Animal Ecology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6, 7624 Pécs, Hungary

Abstract

During a field study within the framework of a joint Croatian-Hungarian project1 on the small northern Dalmatian island of Olib, the large whip snake Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) was observed and photographed at several localities. Though this is not the first island record of this species in Croatia, as it was previously found on the islands of Lastovo, Kopi{te and Mr~ara, this finding is surprising due to the great distance from the other known localities of its distribution range.

Keywords

Dolichophis caspius, Olib, Croatia

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