Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768

Oskyrko, Oleksandra & Jablonski, Daniel, 2021, The first comprehensive data on the distribution of reptiles within the Southern Bug eco-corridor, Ukraine, Herpetozoa 34, pp. 97-114 : 97

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e62459

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scientific name

Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
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Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 View in CoL

Number of records.

Seven (0.7% of the data).

Number of grid cells.

Seven (2.3% of the entire grid; Table 1 View Table 1 ; Figs 6 View Figure 6 , 9C View Figure 9 ).

Comments.

This species is rare in the Mykolaiv Oblast. It was recently recorded from Kinburn Spit ( Mykytynets et al. 2019). We confirmed the finding of an individual near Mykolaiv (Zaichevsk village) reported in iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14612688). We found the snake in a steppe area with small shrubs (Fig. 10A View Figure 10 ). The data of Sillero et al. (2014) (36TUT3 and 36TVS1) reflect historic records of populations that are likely no longer present. In 1979, this species was recorded on rocky banks of the Southern Bug River in the areas of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant ( Tsvelyh 1981), but recent surveys ( Kotenko et al. 2008, this study) have failed to detect it despite intensive investigation.

Kotenko, TI, Kukushkin, OV, Zinenko, OI, 2008. The smooth snake Coronella austriaca Laur. - species of the Red Book of Ukraine. In: Kostyushin, VA, Fesenko, GV, Eds., Finds of Animals of the Red Book of Ukraine. Ese, Kyiv: 133 - 151

Mykytynets, GI, Suriadna, NM, Markautsan, OE, Ivanov, OG, 2019. Findings of reptilian of the Red Book of southern Ukraine. In: Akimov, IA, Kharchenko, VO, Kostyushin, VA, Vasilyuk, OV, Eds., Materials for the 4th edition of the Red Book of Ukraine. Fauna 3(7). Druk Art, Chernivtsi: 213 - 215

Sillero, N, Campos, J, Bonardi, A, Corti, C, Creemers, R, Crochet, PA, Crnobrnja, JI, Denoel, M, Ficetola, GF, Goncalves, J, Kuzmin, S, Lymberakis, P, Pous, de P, Rodriguez, A, Sindaco, R, Speybroeck, J, Toxopeus, B, Vieites, DR, Vences, M, 2014. Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe. Amphibia-Reptilia 35: 1 - 31, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00002935

Tsvelyh, AN, 1981. Location and number of herpetofauna in the construction area of the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant and forecast of its changes. In: Ananjeva NV, Barkagau ZS, Bolkin LJ, Sokolova TM, Szczerbak NN (Eds) Fifth herpetologlcal conference the problems of herpetology society (Ashgabat), September 22-24, 1981. Nauka, Saint Petersburg

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Figure 6. Distribution of (species) within the Mykolaiv Oblast (Ukraine), based on localities (left; white circles - literature and public database data, yellow circles - authors' data) and 10 km UTM grid (right; yellow squares - species recorded).

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Figure 9. Representative pictures of species of herpetofauna: A. Natrix natrix, Migia; B. Natrix tessellata, Yuzhnoukrainsk; C. Coronella austriaca, Mykolaiv; D. Dolichophis caspius, juvenile, Mykolaiv; E. Elaphe sauromates, valley of the Inhul River; F. Zamenis longissimus, Migia. Photographs by S. Lehkyy (A, B), V. Strenada (C, D, E, F).

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Figure 10. Representative habitats for the herpetofauna in the Mykolaiv Oblast: A. habitat of Coronella austriaca near the village of Zaichevsk; B. habitat of Zamenis longissimus near the village of Grushivka; C. habitat of Podarcis tauricus near the village of Trykhaty; D. Buzk's Gard National Nature Park. Photographs by V. Strenada (A), O. Oskyrko (B, C, D).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Coronella