The herpetofauna from the Bistriţa river basin (Romania): geographical distribution

Abstract. The present paper contains the results of a 7 year faunistical study upon the amphibian and reptile species from the Bistriţa river basin. We recorded 14 species of amphibians (Salamandra salamandra, Triturus cristatus, Lissotriton vulgaris, Lissotriton montandoni, Mesotriton alpestris, Bombina bombina, Bombina variegata, Hyla arborea, Rana dalmatina, Rana temporaria, Pelophylax ridibundus, Bufo bufo, Bufo viridis, Pelobates fuscus), 3 types of hybrids between amphibians (L. vulgaris X L. montandoni, Pelophylax kl. esculentus and B. bombina X B. variegata) and 10 species of reptiles (Anguis fragilis, Podarcis muralis, Lacerta agilis, Lacerta viridis, Zootoca vivipara, Emys orbicularis, Coronella austriaca, Natrix natrix, Zamenis longissimus, Vipera berus).

Iulian GHERGHEL, Alexandru STRUGARIU, Daniel GHIURCĂ‚ and Alfred-Ştefan CICORT-LUCACIU – North-Western Journal of Zoology, Vol. 4, Suppl.1, 2008, pp.S71-S103