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Petrovskiy A. B., Afrin K. A., Stepankova I. V., Shpagina A. A., Kidov A. A. On the Distribution of the European Common Spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus (Pelobatidae, Amphibia) in Moscow. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2020, vol. 20, iss. 3, pp. 168-173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2020-20-3-4-168-173
On the Distribution of the European Common Spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus (Pelobatidae, Amphibia) in Moscow
The European common spadefoot, Pelobates fuscus, has not been observed in Moscow since the end of the 20th century. The species is listed in the Red Data Book of Moscow (2017) as endangered or completely extinct. The paper presents new findings of P. fuscus on the territory of the city, namely, in the “Moskvoretskiy” Natural-Historical Park and the “Kosinskiy” Natural-Historical Park in August 2020.
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