Herp in Northern Croatia

[Lennart Schmid]

Well, where ive been it was basically full of Hemidactylus at night

[Berislav Horvatic]

Well, where ive been it was basically full of Hemidactylus at night

WHERE?

[Lennart Schmid]

Omišalj (if ive written that right )

[Mario Schweiger]

are you sure for Omisalj?
would be the first record for the island.
cant believe that

[Lennart Schmid]

Yes certainly
They were quite common even the housekeeper of the apartment we were in said that they are all over the place.
Too bad that i didnt take any fotos

[Ruggero M.]

Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus (LINNAEUS, 1758)
Other Kvarner Islands records – Krk: observed by BRUNO (1980), and SOCHUREK (1985); mapped by BRUNO & MAUGERI (1976)

From: Herpetofaunal data from Cres Island, Croatia Herpetofaunistische Daten über die Insel Cres, Kroatien TAMÁS TÓTH & HEINZ GRILLITSCH & BALÁZS FARKAS & JÁNOS GÁL & GORAN SUŠIĆ

And T.mauritanica is reported for Krk too:
Other Kvarner Islands records – Krk: observed by BRUNO (1980); mapped by BRUNO & MAUGERI (1976).

[Mario Schweiger]

Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus (LINNAEUS, 1758)
Other Kvarner Islands records – Krk: observed by BRUNO (1980), and SOCHUREK (1985); mapped by BRUNO & MAUGERI (1976)

From: Herpetofaunal data from Cres Island, Croatia Herpetofaunistische Daten über die Insel Cres, Kroatien TAMÁS TÓTH & HEINZ GRILLITSCH & BALÁZS FARKAS & JÁNOS GÁL & GORAN SUŠIĆ

And T.mauritanica is reported for Krk too:
Other Kvarner Islands records – Krk: observed by BRUNO (1980); mapped by BRUNO & MAUGERI (1976).

yes, we know those obscure records by Bruno and Sochurek, but nobody have found them after. For Losinj and Cres, records are ok. we found Hemidactylus now in the town of Cres in June 2016, and a friend in Valun in 2015.

geckos, etc. by Bruno 1988

[Berislav Horvatic]

Yes certainly
They were quite common even the housekeeper of the apartment we were in
said that they are all over the place. Too bad that i didnt take any fotos

But why didn't you?! That's certainly not a reason for a big "very happy" smile/smiley...
You could have been the first RELIABLE finder - after Bruno & Sochurek, who we just
don't believe, for many good reasons. So, you missed your opportunity for fame...

@ Mario: Maybe they really got introduced to Omišalj recently, just like the oxies
to Osor. Also, as far as I know, noone has actually been very keen on Omišalj...
We might have overlooked a small local population there, especially a recent one.

[Ruggero M.]

Two interesting pictures taken in Cres Island by my friend Melo.
Hemidactylus inside his room at the Hotel Kimen and an Emys near Osor.

We must also think that reptiles populations can also change with time (by introduction and/or extinction): where I live, for instance, in the south of the Pavia province, were once present some Podarcis sicula (1970 years, exactly where I live): now this species is here no longer present!

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[Lennart Schmid]

@berislav, no worries, ill be going back in two weeks anyways