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WAgNER , P. & M ElvillE , J. & W ilMS , T. M. & Hemidactylus turcicus (l iNNAEUS , ScHMiTZ , A. (2011): Opening a box of cryptic taxa – the 1758) [BUTTlE (1993); not seen during the first review of the North African desert lizards in the Trapelus mutabilis MERREM , 1820 complex (: author’s visit], Agamidae) with descriptions of new taxa.- Zoological Podarcis milensis milensis (BEdRiA- Journal of the linnean Society, london; 163: 884-912. gA , 1882) [ScHWEiZER (1935); common], KEyWORdS: Amphibia, Reptilia, amphib - Lacerta trilineata hansschweizeri l. ians, , distribution, herpetofauna, MüllER , 1935 [ScHWEiZER (1935); seen be - Morocco tween chora and Alyki], SUBMiTTEd: June 17, 2013 Ablepharus kitaibelii kitaibelii (B iB- AUTHORS : isabel dAMAS -M OREiRA 1, 2) ; Bea- triz TOMé 1) ; d. James HARRiS (corresponding author RON & B ORy ST-v iNcENT , 1833) [BUTTlE < [email protected] >) 1) ; João P. MAiA 1, 2, 3) ; daniele (1994); several sightings], SAlvi 1) Eryx jaculus turcicus (OliviER , 1801) 1) ciBiO Research centre in Biodiversity and [BEdRiAgA (1882: 132); not seen during the genetic Resources, inBiO, Universidade do Porto, cam - author’s visit], pus Agrário de vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, Nº 7, 4485-661 vairão, vila do conde, Portugal. Natrix natrix schweizeri l. MüllER , 2) departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de 1932 [ScHWEiZER (1935); not seen on Ki- ciências da Universidade do Porto, 4099-002 Porto, molos during the author’s visit but seen in Portugal. Ammonia Bay on the island of on 3) institut de Biologia Evolutiva (cSic - Uni- versitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barce- April 12, 2013, from where it was men - loneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. tioned by STUBBS (1985)], Zamenis situla (l iNNAEUS , 1758) [cHONdROPOUlOS (1989); not seen during The herpetofauna of the author’s visit], Telescopus fallax fallax FlEiScHMANN , ( Archipelago, ) 1831 [ScHWEiZER (1935); one specimen found under a stone in the vicinity of Aghios The island of Kimolos, second largest grigorius Theologus by günter Stadler on island of the Milos Archipelago (, April 13, 2013], 2 greece) is about 37 km in size, separated schweizeri (W ERNER , from the main island of Milos by a one-kilo - 1935) [BEdRiAgA (1882: 172); according to meter-wide sea strait. Kimolos has mainly NilSON et al. (1999) the Kimolos population steep coasts with a few beaches. The high - is estimated at approximately 800 speci - est point on the island (Paleokastro, 397 m mens; about a dozen sightings during the a.s.l.) is located in the mountainous north - author’s visit, including a photograph taken west ( FOHRER 2009). The uninhabited by Peter goop of one eating a mouse.]. neighboring island of Polyaigos (17 km 2) Kimolos was visited on 5-17 April, and parts of Kimolos form the Natura2000 2013. Field work was hampered by the fre - object gR 4220006. its best known quent Meltemi winds and mostly cool inhabitants are the monk seal ( Monachus weather. in spite of the low annual precipi - monachus ), represented by about fifty spec - tation of only about 400 mm, the island fea - imens constituting the third biggest popula - tures a number of wetland structures includ - tion of the species, and two endemic ing a medium-sized lagoon near Alyki. species, namely the cyclades Blunt-nosed Seven more wetlands of Kimolos are in - viper or Milos viper, Macrovipera schweiz - cluded in the WWF wetland inventory for eri (W ERNER , 1935) and the Milos Wall liz - the Aegean ( cATSAdORAKiS & P ARAgAMiAN ard, Podarcis milensis (BEdRiAgA , 1882) . 2007); they all were visited by the author. WERNER (1938) listed five reptile spe - No running water was seen, but spring veins cies for Kimolos and BUTTlE (1993, 1994) were found where open cisterns had been added five more (first mention and the pres - built to collect potable water ( EHRENBERg ent author’s comments and observations in 1889). Some water, remnants of the wet brackets): winter, was found in rocky sections of Mediodactylus kotschyi (S TEiNdAcH- mountain streams, where bulrush ( Typha NER , 1870) [WERNER (1935) ; widespread and domingensis ) stands were common. Some common], of these wetland structures form potential SHORT NOTE HERPETOZOA 27 (1/2) Wien, 30. Juli 2014 SHORT NOTE 103 habitats for amphibious reptiles, like N. tortoise on the path from Skiadi to Paleo - natrix schweizeri and Mauremys rivulata kastro, which is far from civ ilization. From (v AlENciENNES , 1833) . The greek Marsh the photograph provided, the tortoise was Frog, Pelophylax kurtmuelleri (g AydA , identified as the common greek species 1940) is listed on the abovementioned Testudo marginata ScHOEPFF , 1792, and Natura2000 data sheet gR 4220006 but was most likely represented an escaped pet. not mentioned from Kimolos in the mono - in total, thirteen amphibian and reptile graph by vAlAKOS et al. (2008). On the first species were reported from Kimolos to date. day of fieldwork (April 6, 2013), calls of the AcKNOWlEdgMENTS: For information greek Marsh Frog were heard near Aghios provided the author is grateful to the colleagues who Modhestos in a little valley to the south of joined the excursion, namely christian Burri, Peter goop, louis Jäger, Wilfried Kaufmann and günter the village of Kimolos (chora) where calls Stadler. Thanks go also to Thomas Reich, Mario were heard in the evening on the eastern Schweiger and Konstantinos Kougiou moutzis for their edge of the village. 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Archipelago, greece) during field work on April 23, 2012, SUBMiTTEd: July 10, 2013 Konstantinos KOUgiOUMOUTZiS (University AUTHOR: Mario F. BROggi , im Bretscha 22, of Patras) who currently works on the vas - Fl-9494 Schaan, Fürstentum liechtenstein < mario. cular plant life of Kimolos, en countered a [email protected] >