New record of the viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara (Jacquin, 1787) in Hungary

Authors: Szűcs, Boldizsár Country: Hungary DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e73994 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: Herpetozoa OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Balaton-felvidéki National Park · Topics: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

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The lowland populations of the viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara in the Carpathian Basin occur in cold, marshy relict habitats. In one of the largest wetlands in Hungary, Kis-Balaton, in 2016 its presence was confirmed by catching an individual with a small mammal live-trap. This new record is significant, since the nearest known sites of occurrence are at great distance and it is situated between the lowland viviparous populations of the north-northeast and the oviparous populations of the south (in Croatia).

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