Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758

Number of record.

50 (5.2% of the data).

Number of grid cells.

29 (9.8% of the entire grid; Table 1; Figs 4, 8C).

Comments.

This species is rare in southern Ukraine, although common in the rest of the country (Tarashchuk 1959; Yablokov et al. 1976). The Sand lizard has mosaic distribution in the Mykolaiv Oblast (Dotsenko and Radchenko 2005; Nekrasova 2013; Sillero et al. 2014), near the borders of the eco-corridor. Sightings are relatively uncommon and there are significant gaps in the distribution in parts of the oblast. Observations are mainly located in the centre of the oblast, which might be related to a relatively higher sampling effort in that area, as well as a locally higher availability of suitable habitat. Most of the individuals have been observed near fields, gardens or pastures.