Emys orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758

Oskyrko, Oleksandra & Jablonski, Daniel, 2021, The first comprehensive data on the distribution of reptiles within the Southern Bug eco-corridor, Ukraine, Herpetozoa 34, pp. 97-114 : 97

Emys orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758

Numbers of records.

95 (10.3% of the data).

Number of grid cells.

41 (13.8% of the entire grid; Table 1 ; Figs 4 , 8A ).

Comments.

Widely distributed in the steppe zone of Ukraine, most abundant in the deltas of big rivers ( Kotenko 2000). Most records are concentrated along the Southern Bug River valley. Known from the territory of the Buzk’s Gard National Nature Park (near Migia, Yuzhnoukrainsk), Kinburn Spit and near the city of Mykolaiv ( Kotenko 2000; Dotsenko and Radchenko 2005; Sillero et al. 2014). Isolated observations from different parts of the Mykolaiv Oblast ( Kotenko 2000; Dotsenko and Radchenko 2005). Although all our records represent new localities, they fall within the areas where these turtles were previously known.

Figures

Figure 4. Distribution of (species) within the Mykolaiv Oblast (Ukraine), based on localities (left; white circles - literature and public database data, yellow circles - authors' data) and 10 km UTM grid (right; yellow squares - species recorded).

Figure 8. Representative pictures of species of herpetofauna: A. Emys orbicularis, juvenile, Hrushivka; B. Eremias arguta, Balovne; C. Lacerta agilis, Voznesensk; D. Lacerta viridis, juvenile, Kuripchyne; E. Lacerta viridis, male (front) and female, Voznesensk; F. Podarcis tauricus, Novohryhorivka. Photographs by D. Shyriaieva (A), O. Oskyrko (B, C, D, E, F).