Pisces, Linnaeus, 1758

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Pisces. We obtained evidences only for introduced individuals of a species, Gambusia hoolbrooki (Girard, 1859; Ciprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae ), sampled in a fountain near Torretta Massimi.

Amphibia. We obtained evidences for six species of amphibians occurring in small ephemeral or stable ponds of TMNR ( Tab. 1). Among them, four species results of conservation concern.

Reptilia. For reptiles, we obtained evidences for 12 species (six of conservation concern; Tab. 1).

Aves. In the TMNR we obtained cumulative data for 101 bird species (among them 63 are breeding or probably breeding species). Three species are allochtonous [ Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 , Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) , Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) ] and one is represented by feral domesticated individuals ( Columba livia J.F. Gmelin, 1789 forma domestica; Tab. 2). Twenty-seven species are included in 79/409/CEE and 147/2009/CE ‘Birds’ Directive and/or are species of conservation concern at national scale (Italian red list; LIPU and WWF, 1999).

Other bird species has been observed in the surrounding areas (e.g., Magliana vecchia, Colle del Sole, Muratella) and probably may occasionally occur in TMNR. They are all migrants (wintering or vagrants): Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 , Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) , Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758) , Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 , Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 , or also probably breeding in surrounding patchy reed beds (e.g., along the Tiber valley; Benassi et al. 2009) as Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) , Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) or in shrub habitats as Sylvia communis Latham, 1787 ( Brunelli et al., 2011; A. Cardillo, M. Cento, S. Hueting, F. Fraticelli, unpublished data). Among the alien species, Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) has been observed in the neighbouring suburban areas ( Cignini and Zapparoli, 1996; M. Pitzalis, unpublished data).

Mammalia. - Among mammals, we obtained cumulative data for 21 species. Among them, four species of bats and one recently introduced rodent species: Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) . Seven species are of conservation concern ( Tab. 3).