identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
54488BA54F4658A9B880B27379F083F7.text	54488BA54F4658A9B880B27379F083F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platyceps najadum (Eichwald 1831)	<div><p>Platyceps najadum (Eichwald, 1831)</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>One individual (Fig. 1 A) was observed on 15 May 2018 in Pustenik (42.149952, 21.282107) (Fig. 2), found in grass near the forest. This is a new record for the Republic of Kosovo, both for the genus and the species. Platyceps najadum is distributed across a relatively wide area, including much of the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey) and other more distant regions (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, and Turkmenistan) (Uetz et al. 2025). The zoogeographic gap in Kosovo is thus predictably closed. A reported death from the bite of this species elsewhere (Chroni et al. 2005) is highly suspect and likely erroneous (see below).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/54488BA54F4658A9B880B27379F083F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Grapci-Kotori, Linda;Geci, Donard;Ibrahimi, Halil;Bilalli, Astrit;Musliu, Milaim;Sherwood, Danniella	Grapci-Kotori, Linda, Geci, Donard, Ibrahimi, Halil, Bilalli, Astrit, Musliu, Milaim, Sherwood, Danniella (2025): Three new country records of colubrid snakes (Squamata, Colubridae) for the Republic of Kosovo. Herpetozoa 38: 241-244, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e162384
E7271DB08C8359B9A4B897D8C6467F99.text	E7271DB08C8359B9A4B897D8C6467F99.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann 1831)	<div><p>Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831)</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Five individuals (only one photographed; Fig. 1 B) were observed on the same day in Kërvenik (42.109392, 21.255953) (Fig. 2), found under rocks in a dry, open, and stony area. This is a new record for the Republic of Kosovo, both for the genus and the species. This widespread species is reported from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, and Turkey (Uetz et al. 2025). Given its distribution throughout the countries bordering the Republic of Kosovo, its presence in the country is not surprising. Only mild envenomation has been reported for a disjunct subspecies of this species (Sultanov 1966), with no bites recorded from the nominate subspecies (see below).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E7271DB08C8359B9A4B897D8C6467F99	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Grapci-Kotori, Linda;Geci, Donard;Ibrahimi, Halil;Bilalli, Astrit;Musliu, Milaim;Sherwood, Danniella	Grapci-Kotori, Linda, Geci, Donard, Ibrahimi, Halil, Bilalli, Astrit, Musliu, Milaim, Sherwood, Danniella (2025): Three new country records of colubrid snakes (Squamata, Colubridae) for the Republic of Kosovo. Herpetozoa 38: 241-244, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e162384
5AFF79D894E25E5D822CEB6FEDCA91FC.text	5AFF79D894E25E5D822CEB6FEDCA91FC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Zamenis situla (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>One individual (Fig. 1 C) was observed on the same day in Kërvenik (42.111095, 21.256590) (Fig. 2), moving from the forest to a dry, open, and stony area. The congeneric species, Z. longissimus (Laurenti, 1768), had already been reported in the Republic of Kosovo, while Z. situla is reported here for the first time. The latter is present in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine (Uetz et al. 2025). Like T. fallax, its presence in the Republic of Kosovo is not surprising, as it occurs in all neighboring countries. This species is non-venomous, with an absence of a Duvernoy’s gland; a supposed record of anaphylaxis from the bite of a congener in Serbia is not supported by objective evidence (see below).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5AFF79D894E25E5D822CEB6FEDCA91FC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Grapci-Kotori, Linda;Geci, Donard;Ibrahimi, Halil;Bilalli, Astrit;Musliu, Milaim;Sherwood, Danniella	Grapci-Kotori, Linda, Geci, Donard, Ibrahimi, Halil, Bilalli, Astrit, Musliu, Milaim, Sherwood, Danniella (2025): Three new country records of colubrid snakes (Squamata, Colubridae) for the Republic of Kosovo. Herpetozoa 38: 241-244, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e162384
