Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution on the Balkans

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Last update: 25.09.2005.

Notes. The exact described localities (including unpublished) cover 6, 64 % of the Bulgarian UTM-territory. Most of the localities are announced by ANGELOV (1956), ANGELOV (1960), BALTOVA et al. (1997), BESHKOV (1955, 1987, 1988), BESHKOV & NANEV (2002), BESHKOV et al. (1994), BURESCH & ZONKOW (1933), DELOV et al. (2005), KABISCH (1966), KIRIN (2001), MICEV (1968), Naumov (1999), NAUMOV (2005), NÖLLERT et al. (1986a), OBST & GEISSLER (1981), PASPALEVA-ANTONOVA (1961), PESHEV & MITEV (1987), PESHEV et al. (2005), PETROV (2004), PETROV & BESHKOV (2001), PETROV et al. (2001), RUSSEV (1966), Speybroeck (2005), STOEV (2000), THIEME (1986) and UNDJIAN (2000). There are some unpublished localities (in the personal data of the authors).

Localities with undetermined UTM-codes: 1) Banyata and Kalimana Springs, Pazardzhik District BURESCH & ZONKOW (1933); 2) Toprakdere Place near Svilengrad Town BESHKOV (1987); 3) Ourourdere Place near Svilengrad Town (BESHKOV, 1987; PETROV et al., 2001); 4) Dyavolska River, S Black Sea Coast KIRIN (2001).

Altitudinal division of the localities: according to BESHKOV & NANEV (2002) up to 1100 m, but exact data deficient.

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