As I previously mentioned I will not be able to post photos until I get back from Corfu on 23rd May. However after 9 days of field work I have been able to observe the majority of species found on my favorite island. I am still here for a week but I will be working with the Durrell School of Corfu, so here is a list of what I have seen during my 9 days of searching:
Species list
- Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris ssp graeca)
- Common tree frog (Hyla arborea)
- Green toad (Bufo viridis) only 2 adults, many juveniles
- Common toad (Bufo bufo ssp spinosus) Common after rain at night
- Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)
- Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
- Epirus water frog (Pelophylax epeiroticus)
- Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) 15+
- Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata)
- European pond terrapin (Emys orbicularis)
- Turkish gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Common
- Starred agama (Laudakia stellio) About 15
- Dalmation algyroides (Algyroides nigropunctatus) Many many…
- Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) 100+
- Green lizard (Lacerta viridis) 3 adults
- Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis tauricus ssp ionica) only 2
- Snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelli) only 2
- Greek slow worm (Anguis graeca) 9 specimens
- Glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus) 20+ specimens
- Sand boa (Eryx jaculus) 1 adult of 50cm
- Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis) 6 specimens
- Large whip snake (Dolichophis caspius) only one adult
- Dahl’s whip snake (Platyceps najadum) 5 specimens
- Grass snake (Natrix natrix ssp persa) 8 specimens
- Dice snake (Natrix tesselata) 4 specimens, including one melanistic
- Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) 2 adults (incl one of almost 200cm), 2 juveniles (+1 dor)
- Leopard snake (Zamenis situlus) one adult
- Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) 9 (+3 dor)
- Cat snake (Telescopus fallax) only 1
- Nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) 1 female (+2 dead specimens)
