Latest Articles from Check List Latest 2 Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:07:33 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://checklist.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Check List https://checklist.pensoft.net/ New records of Largemouth Black Bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacépède, 1802) (Pisces, Centrarchidae), in Bulgaria https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/104570/ Check List 19(4): 527-532

DOI: 10.15560/19.4.527

Authors: Kiril Valkanov, Nikolay Kolev, Teodora Koynova, Nikolay Natchev

Abstract: In the present study we report on new localities of Largemouth Black Bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacé-pède, 1802), detected on the territory of Bulgaria. This invasive predator was observed for the first time in 2018 in a water basin in the capital city of Sofia city (western Bulgaria) and the following monitoring revealed that seven water bodies in the capital were inhabited by adults, subadults, and juvenile specimens. In 2021 and 2022, this spe-cies was captured in water basins in the vicinity of lake Mandra near the city of Burgas (south-eastren Bulgaria). Currently, these sites represent the easternmost localities within the distribution of M. salmoides in the Balkan peninsula and perhaps in continental Europe.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:03:00 +0300
New records of Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) indicate the northernmost locality of the species in the Balkan Peninsula https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/71072/ Check List 17(6): 1623-1626

DOI: 10.15560/17.6.1623

Authors: Teodora Koynova, Pavlina Marinova, Nikola Stanchev, Nikolay Natchev, Daniel Jablonski

Abstract: The Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820) complex represents small, burrowing snakes that occur from the Balkan Peninsula to Afghanistan and generally they are mostly observed during the springtime. In the present study, we report new records of this snake (10 individuals observed) from Elenite village in coastal Bulgaria. According to current knowledge, they represent the northernmost locality of the species in the Balkan Peninsula. We expand the known distribution of X. vermicularis and help to fill information gaps.

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Notes on Geographic Distribution Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:52:00 +0200