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Sokolov L. V. Data on the Distribution of the Crimean Wall Lizard, Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) (Sauria: Lacertidae), in the North-Western Black Sea Region (Ukraine). Current Studies in Herpetology, 2019, vol. 19, iss. , pp. 132-146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2019-19-3-4-132-146

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Data on the Distribution of the Crimean Wall Lizard, Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) (Sauria: Lacertidae), in the North-Western Black Sea Region (Ukraine)

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Sokolov Leonid V., IE “Zoomir”, Ukrainian Herpetological Society, 10, Bogdanovicha St., Polotsk, 211415, Belarus, sokolov_leo@mail.ru
Abstract

Novel data on the distribution, habitats and population density of the Crimean (Balkan) wall lizard, Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) in the Odessa Province of the Ukraine are given. For the majority of the localities known from the literature data in the Pre-Danube Region, the current dwelling of the species was confirmed, and its population density over limited areas remains quite high, namely: from 5–10 to 70–100 specimens/1000 sq. m. The northernmost point of the P. tauricus geographical range in the Odessa Province was revealed on the territory of Tatarbunarsky district (N 45.7791, E 29.4843). At the same time, the Crimean wall lizard was not found by us in the area between the Dniester River and the Tiligulskyi Liman, although this species had been known there from few records during the 20th century. This allows one to assume that the P. tauricus range in the North-Western Black Sea Region has decreased. The tendency of using some types of anthropogenic habitats in the Steppe zone of Ukraine by the Crimean wall lizard, as well as cases of its syntopy with other Lacertidae species, are discussed.

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Podarcis tauricus, Lacertidae, distribution, anthropogenic habitats, syntopy, Odessa Province
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10.18500/1814-6090-2019-19-3-4-132-146
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