New records and zoogeographic classification of amphibians and reptiles from Bosnia and Herzegovina

0390769 - ÚŽFG 2013 RO eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Jablonski, D. - Jandzik, D. - Gvoždík, Václav
New records and zoogeographic classification of amphibians and reptiles from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
North-Western Journal of Zoology. Roč. 8, č. 2 (2012), s. 324-337. ISSN 1584-9074. E-ISSN 1842-6441
Klíčová slova: Amphibia * reptilia * herpetofauna
Kód oboru RIV: EG - Zoologie
Impakt faktor: 0.706, rok: 2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina plays an important role for the diversity of herpetofauna of the Balkans. The composition of the amphibian and reptile fauna has been influenced by both continental and Mediterranean climate. So far, 18 species of amphibians and 29 species of reptiles have been found to inhabit the territory, but due to the overall neglected faunistic research of this region in the last decades, this is presumably not the final number. At 31 localities we observed 12 species of amphibians and 17 species of reptiles representing 66.7 and 58.6% of the total known diversity of amphibians and reptiles, respectively. We recorded new distribution data for 8 species of amphibians and 9 species of reptiles. A zoogeographic analysis showed that the herpetofauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina could be classified into at least 12 chorotypes. While the amphibian assemblages are predominantly influenced by the European temperate climatic conditions, the Mediterranean climate plays a key role for the composition of the reptile fauna.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0219685