Species richness in Europe

[Guillaume Gomard]

Hi guys,

I came across a nice map showing the (snakes and lizards) species richness in Europe. It gives a nice overview, therefore I wanted to share it here. It's a good way to choose the next destination for holidays!

source: LE GALLIARD, Jean François, MASSOT, Manuel, BARON, Jean-Pierre, et al. Ecological effects of climate change on European reptiles. Wildlife conservation in a changing climate. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2012, p. 179-203.

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Our book has one for amphibians and one for reptiles, based on the latest SEH data compilation.

[Guillaume Gomard]

Right, I did not point this out but this map is for 2012 so yours should be even more up-to-date.

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Right, I did not point this out but this map is for 2012 so yours should be even more up-to-date.

In all honesty, it also suffers a little bit from data deficiency. For instance, some squares up north may be empty, while one could safely assume that Zootoca does occur there.

[Daniel Bohle]

I don´t understand this map - everywhere 1-3 species where I count 4-6.

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

I don´t understand this map - everywhere 1-3 species where I count 4-6.

That's because you're just that good, Daniel!
But it seems you're right...

[Daniel Bohle]

also look at samos
or ticino area ... 1-3 species

[Guillaume Gomard]

or ticino area ... 1-3 species

Lol, hard to believe indeed. I agree with you, if you look into details there are a lot of approximations, at least the general picture is cool to show to somebody who has no idea about such a distribution. At the end, it looks like a good advertisement for the new A&R guide, I should take a share!

[Michal Szkudlarek]