Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) = Elaphe longissima

Distribution on the Balkans

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Last update: 19.09.2005.

Notes. The exact described localities (including unpublished) cover 7, 92 % of the Bulgarian UTM-territory. Most of the localities are announced by BARTOSIK et al. (1981), BESCHKOV (1974), BESHKOV & DUSHKOV (1981), BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934), BUSEKE (1982), CYRÉN (1941), DELOV et al. (2005), MÜLLER (1939), NAUMOV (2005), NESSING (1989), OBST (1973), PASPALEVA-ANTONOVA (1961), PESHEV & MITEV (1987), PESHEV et al. (2005), PETROV (2004), PETROV et al. (2001), Speybroeck (2005), STOEV (2000, 2003), TULESCHKOV (1959) and UNJIAN (2000). There are many unpublished localities (in the personal data of the authors).

Localities with undetermined UTM-codes: 1) Dunav-Adasu Forest, Silistra District BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934); 2) Genish-Ada Forest, Varna District BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934); 3) Korniditsa River, Kalofer District BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934).

Altitudinal division of the localities: according to BESHKOV & NANEV (2002) up to 1600 m (as exception to 2000 m in Belasitsa Mts.), but exact data deficient.

References: see page  Bibliography

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