Reptile survey in Dinara Mountain (Croatia)

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MEPGT-IEN (2025). Reptile survey in Dinara Mountain (Croatia). Version 1.0. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt-bioatlas.bioportal.hr/resource?r=zagar_dinara2014&v=1.0

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

MEPGT-IEN

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Institute for Environment and Nature, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition

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10000 Zagreb

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bioportal@mzozt.hr

Mladen Zadravec

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Institute for Environment and Nature, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition

Radnička cesta 80

Zagreb

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mladen.zadravec@mzozt.hr

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Geographic Coverage

Parts of Dinara Mountain on the Croatian side of the border.

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

This dataset contains the results from a published article about a reptile survey conducted between 14 and 16 June 2013 in a montane and subalpine belt of the western part of Dinara Mountain in Croatia. The most interesting result is the southernmost finding of Horvath’s Rock lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi). In the survey area we also recorded eight other reptile species: Anguis fragilis, Lacerta agilis, L. viridis sensu lato, Podarcis muralis, P. melissellensis, Coronella austriaca, Zamenis longissimus, and Vipera ammodytes.

Sampling Methods

Between 14th and 16th June 2013 the authors conducted a reptile survey in parts of Dinara Mountain on the Croatian side of the border at altitudes between 830 and 1530 m a.s.l. (Fig. 1). Visual search for all reptile species was conducted during the day, from approximately 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., when environmental temperatures were suitable for reptile activity. For each reptile sighting the geographical coordinates and provisional altitude were recorded using a handheld GPS. More precise altitude data was obtained from digital cartography. Reptiles that were caught during our survey were photographed and released on site. For two species, Horvath’s rock lizard and the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), caught at locality 8, we also measured snout-vent length (SVL to the nearest 0.1 mm) using callipers. For all other individuals, only species and locality were recorded.

Method step description:

1. Visual search for all reptile species was conducted during the day, from approximately 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., when environmental temperatures were suitable for reptile activity. For each reptile sighting the geographical coordinates and provisional altitude were recorded using a handheld GPS.

Bibliographic Citations

1. Žagar, A., Carretero, M.A., Krofel, M., Lužnik, M., Podnar, M., Tvrtković, N., 2014. Reptile survey in Dinara mountain (Croatia) revealed the southernmost known population of Horvath’s rock lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi). Nat. Croat. 23, 235–240.

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