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Herping trip to Greece / Peloponnesos
16 - 21 March 2017
Marc Argeloo
Nils Kooijman
Keen to add some amphibian and reptile species to our list we decided to book a trip to speciesrich Peloponnesos. March is perhaps not the best time of the year, while on the other hand, if the wheather would be good, it could result in some nice observations. Time / work constraints were the main reason why we didnt book for April or May. Images are from Marc Argeloo.
itinerary and costs
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surroundings Xylokastro, 17 - 19 March
We had selected three areas of potential interest: Driodasos, Gkrava-Lakka, Lake Stymfalia. Next, we simply scanned for potential areas such as sun-exposed rocky roadsides, olive gardens, ponds, etc. We drove as far southwest as the village of Lafka (appr. 45km / 1 hour drive), immediately behind Lake Stymfalia.
Our first real encounter with reptiles took place between Driodasos and Gkrava-Lakka. A few male and female Peloponnese wall lizards Podarcis peloponnesiacus were seen against a rocky outcrop next to the road (image 1, 2).
Between Kefalari and Kaliani we found a small stream that was filled with Marsh frogs Pelophylax ridibundus (image 3). Later on, on the way back from Lake Stymfalia, we discovered a 2nd year Balkan green lizard Lacerta trilineata (image 4) and a Peloponnese wall lizard of the same age in an agricultural field.
During late afternoon of Friday 17 we drove back to Xylokastro through the village of Zemeno (appr. 7km from Xylokastro). Just before this village we passed a beautiful small gorge where a male Balkan wall lizard Podarcis tauricus ionicus was found on a dead and burned tree trunk (image 5).
On the morning of the 18th we searched the area around a water reservoir some 10km NW of Xylokastro, and 1km from the coast, immediately behind te main road (inland). This area proved not to be very productive. The reservoir was a man-made basin, without any vegetation around. We found a Snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii nearby, after we decided to change our plan and head NW to the lagoon and lakes near Kalogria (140km / 1.50 hrs drive from Xylokastro).
We arrived early afternoon at the road W of the Kalogria lagoon. Here we found Dice snake Natrix tessellata, Green toad Bufotes viridis, Hermanns tortoise Testudo hermanni and Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata. We decided to move to this area the next day.
surroundings Kalogria, 19 - 21 March
The lagoon and lakes around Kalogria were very productive. Dice snakes were common (daily more than 10, primarily 2nd year animals), just as both tortoises and Green toad. We also found European pond terrapin Emys orbicularis, Balkan terrapin Mauremys rivulata, a grey variant of Common tree frog Hyla arborea (image 6), and Greek rock lizard Hellenolacerta graeca. Olive gardens near Metochi produced 2 females Balkan green lizard (image 7) and a Grass snake Natrix natrix persa was found near a stream opposite the parking place of the fortress of Teichos Dymaion.
On Monday 20 March we started with searching the mountain ridge bordering Lake Strofilia on the northern edge. We found Green toad and a few Marginated tortoises, but in general this search was not very productive. We continued in the area bordered bij Psari (15 km S of Kalogria), Krinos (15km SE of Kalogria), and finally up north to Kalamaki (10km E of Kalogria). The area consisted of farm land with many trees, bushes and hedge rows. Species found were Agile frog Rana dalmatina, Greek rock lizard, Snake-eyed skink, Peloponnese slow worm Anguis cephallonica, Glass lizard Pseudopus apodus, Four-lined snake Elaphe quatuorlineata and Leopard snake Zamensis situla (image 8).
On 21 March we briefly searched the area around Lake Strofilia before heading back to the airport. Balkan green lizard (2 males), European pond terrapin and Dice snake were found.
complete list
Common toad Bufo bufo 3
Green toad Bufotes viridis almost daily, only under stones, with up to 8 animals / day
Common tree frog Hyla arborea 1 heard, 1 found
Agile frog Rana dalmatina 1
Marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus x100
Hermanns tortoise Testudo hermanni > 10
Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata > 10
European pond terrapin Emys orbicularis 3
Balkan terrapin Mauremys rivulata 5
Balkan wall lizard Podarcis tauricus ionicus 5
Balkan green lizard Lacerta trilineata 3
Peloponnese wall lizard Podarcis peloponnesiacus 4
Greek rock lizard Hellenolacerta graeca 5
Snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii 5
Glass lizard Pseudopus apodus 1
Peloponnese slow worm Anguis cephallonica 2 (1 dead)
Dice snake Natrix tessellata > 30
Grass Snake Natrix natrix persa 1
Four-lined snake Elaphe quatuorlineata 2 (1 roadkill)
Leopard snake Zamensis situla 1
Eastern montpellier snake Malpolon insignitus 1
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