Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution on the Balkans

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Last update: 19.09.2005.

Notes. The exact described localities (including unpublished) cover 11, 44 % of the Bulgarian UTM-territory. Most of the localities are announced by ANGELOV (1956), ANGUELOV (1960), BARTOSIK et al. (1981), BESCHKOV (1972, 1974, 1978), BESHKOV (1986, 1998), Beshkov (1978), BESHKOV & DUSHKOV (1981), BISERKOV (1987), BOZKOV (1958), BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934), BUSEKE (1982), CYRÉN (1941), DELOV et al. (2005), KABISCH (1966), KIRIN (1995), Kirin (1996), MÜLLER (1939), Naumov (1999), NAUMOV & TOMOVIĆ (2005), NESSING (1989), NÖLLERT et al. (1986a), OBST (1973), OBST & GEISSLER (1981), PASPALEVA-ANTONOVA (1961), PESHEV & MITEV (1987), PESHEV et al. (2005), PETROV (2004), PETROV et al. (2001), SIMEONOV (1985), SIMEONOV & BOEV (1988), STOEV (2000), Veselinov (1993). There are many unpublished localities (in the personal data of the authors).

Localities with undetermined UTM-codes: 1) Kalimana Spring, Pazardzhik District – BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934); 2) Stoudenata Voda Spring, Pazardzhik District – BURESCH & ZONKOW (1934).

Altitudinal division of the localities: in general up to 1200-1400 m (BESHKOV & NANEV, 2002), but as exception to 2100 m in Stara Planina (NAUMOV & TOMOVIĆ, 2005).

References: see page  Bibliography

Special references: BESHKOV (1986); NAUMOV & TOMOVIĆ (2005).

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