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This sole european boid is widespread nese (to which it belongs administratively), in low elevations of mainland Greece and about 19 km northeast of (from many of its . due to its semi- where E.­j.­turcicus is known - FIedler fossorial, cryptic and elusive nature, its 1841 ), 9 km west of and 46 km known distribution is still characterized by southwest of (from where E.­j.­turci - numerous gaps. The species is found cus is known as well - CHondroPoUlos throughout many of those aegean islands 1989 ). Kinaros is separated by at least 162 that, during the last Ice age, were either con - m deep waters from the closest, larger island nected to the mainland of europe (e.g., (amorgos) and was never connected to ) or of asia Minor (e.g., , , Cycladia during the last ice age. as ob - , leros, lesvos, ), or were served by the authors, the island is present - part of formerly extensive and now partially ly inhabited by a sin gle shepherd family, but submerged insular aegean land masses (e.g., there has been intermittent human settlement Cycladia: amorgos, antikeros, , throughout the millennia. The sparse vegeta - , Iraklia, , , , tion is strongly shaped by intense goat graz - and ; Cluster: Milos, , ing pressure and is dominated by Sarcopo-­ ). In contrast, the species is no - terium­spinosum and Juniperus­phoenicea . table in its absence from all of the old, deep- The island consists of dark limestone and water islands of the southeastern aegean that much of its coastline is formed by high cliffs were never connected to Cycladia ( CHon- that allow access only at a limited number of droPoUlos 1989; T oKar & o bsT 1993; protected bays. both Mediodactylus­kotschyi FoUFoPoUlos & I Ves 1999; V alaKos et al. solerii and Podarcis­erhardii­kinarensis , 2008; sPeYbroeCK et al. 2016). described by WeTTsTeIn (1937) from the on June 3, 2017 (at ca. 16:30 h) dur - Island of Kinaros, were observed during the ing a herpetological expedition to the island authors’ expedition. of Kinaros (36.977711°n, 26.286280°e; 10 Today, most of the island’s red soil has m a.s.l.), the authors observed an adult E. disappeared by erosion, thus providing only jaculus­turcicus . This individual was seen marginal habitat for a fossorial species such crawling slowly into a crevice at the base of as Eryx­ and permitting agriculture only at a a large rock in a small agricultural field sur - few protected locations. However, wide - rounded by dry stone walls on the north, spread abandoned terraces indicate exten - south and west sides. The field was not in sive cultivation during historic times. one use and consisted of dry soil and weedy may hypothesize that the sand boa on Kina- vegetation. The weather was overcast at the ros has different ecological tolerances than time of the capture and the average air tem - on other islands (rather implausible) or is perature was 28 ºC. a large lump at the restricted to the few areas that have suffi - middle of the snake’s body suggested the cient soil. according to the locals, the spe- presence of a recently ingested meal. This cies is rare: one shepherd claimed to have individual also had a prominent healed scar seen the snake only twice over a 15 year on its dorsum, perhaps caused by a small period. mammal ( Rattus­rattus ) or a raptor ( Falco This record expands the number of tinnunculus ), both of which occur on Kina - islands E.­j.­turcicus is known to occur. ros. The individual was sexed as female by However, it is noteworthy because this is its relatively short tail length and absence of the first record of Eryx , and for that matter hemipenes and was sent alive to the natural of any snake, on a deep water island of the History Museum of where it is cur - central aegean such as astypalea, , rently held in captivity. The snake had a , levitha and their satellites. sVl of 480 mm and a tail length of 40 mm. is unique because resident snakes were Kinaros is a small island (area: 4.56 brought in by humans. Molecular evidence km 2, maximum elevation: 296 m a.s.l.) in suggests that Zamenis­situla (lInnae Us , the central (37°00’34” n, 1758) was brought in from Crete (K YrIazI 26°30’46” e, WGs 84 datum) between the et al. 2013). Given the small size of Kina - island groups of the (to which it ros, its time of isolation, and its distance belongs biogeographically) and the dodeca- from other islands inhabited by E.­j.­turci - All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 02.09.2018 11:07 Seite 6

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cus , further analyses are necessary to deter - Prevalence of Kiricephalus­ mine if this population is phylogenetically pattoni (sTePHens , 1908), in a distinct or whether it represents a recent Taiwanese population of Anolis introduction to the island. sagrei dUMérIl & b Ibron , 1837, aCKnoWledGMenTs: Petros lymberakis (national History Museum of Crete) provided his with comments on the infection expertise in confirming the identification of the Javelin intensity of this parasite sand boa from Kinaros. We also thank Panayiotis Pafilis (national and Kapodistrian University of athens) and nikolaos Poulakakis (national History The intensity (the number of individ - Museum of Crete) for their assistance in permitting and ual parasites in the infected host) and preva - transportation of the specimen. This expedition was partially supported by the national Geographic Waitt lence (the number of infected hosts in the Foundation grant awarded to K. M. brock. Collection population; often expressed as a percent- of the specimen was in accordance with Greek age), and their respective means and stan - national law (Presidential decree 67/81) with Greek dard deviations, are the most fundamental Ministry permit ΑΔΑ:Ω6ΛΝ4653Π8-ΤΨΑ assigned to P. Pafilis and J. Foufopoulos. and therefore important data for studies of para sites in communities ( bUsH et al. 1997; reFerenCes: FIedler , K. G. (1841): reise durch alle Theile des Königreiches Griechenland: in rózsa et al. 2000; sMallrIdGe & b Ull auftrag der Königl. Griechischen regierung in den 2000). In the present note the authors report Jahren 1834 - 1837 zweiter Theil. leipzig (Friedrich on the infection intensity and prevalence of Fleischer Verlag), pp. VI, 618. FoUFoPoUlos , J. & I Ves , the pentastome Kiricephalus­pattoni (sTe- a. r. ( 1999): reptile extinctions on land-bridge islands: life-history attributes and vulnerability to extinction.- PHens , 1908) (family Porocephalidae) in a american naturalist, Chicago; 153 (1): 1-25. CHondro - population of the exotic invasive lizard, PoUlos , b. P. (1989): a checklist of Greek reptiles. II. Anolis­sagrei dUMérIl & b Ibron , 1837, The snakes.-Herpetozoa, Wien; 2 (1/2): 3-36. KYrIazI , from southwestern Taiwan. P. & K ornIlIos , P. & n aGY , z. T. & P oUlaKaKIs , n. & KUMlUTa ş, Y. & I lGaz , Ç. & a VÇI, a. & G öÇMen , b. Anolis­sagrei males and females (N = & l YMberaKIs , P. (2013): Comparative phylogeogra - 502) were collected during all months in phy reveals distinct patterns of Cretan snakes.- Journal the period January 2002 to March 2003, of biogeography, oxford; 40: 1143-1155. saHlean , T. from an area surrounding a plant nursery C. & G aVrIl , V. d. & G HerGHel , I. & s TrUGarIU , a. (2015): back in 30 years: a new record for the rare and (23.428993° n, 120.483095° e; datum: highly elusive sand boa, Eryx­jaculus­turcicus­ (rep - WGs84) in santzepu, sheishan district, tilia: boidae) in romanian dobruja.- north-Western Chiayi County, southwestern Taiwan, as Journal of zoology, oradea; 11 (2): 366-368. sPeY- part of a study into the diet of this intro - broeCK , J. & b eUKeMa , W. & b oK , b. & V an der orVal VoorT , J. (2016): Field guide to the amphibians and duced species in Taiwan ( n et al. reptiles of britain and europe. london (bloomsbury 2010). during the dissection of the speci - Publishing), pp. 320. ToKar , a. a. & o bsT , F. J. ( 1993): mens large parasites were found in the body Eryx­jacu­lus (lInnaeUs , 1758) - Westliche sandboa; cavity of four lizards (Table 1). The speci - pp. 35-53. In: böHMe , W . (ed.): Handbuch der rep - tilien und amphibien europas. band 3/I., schlangen mens were photographed and the parasites (serpentes) I. Wiesbaden (aula-Verlag). ValaKos , e. were removed and placed in 75 % ethanol. & P aFIlIs , P. & s TIroPoUlos , K. & l YMberaKIs , P. & When they were later examined under a MaraGoU , P. & F oUFoPoUlos , J. (2008): The amphib - stereoscopic dissecting microscope it was ians and reptiles of Greece. Frank furt a. M. (edition Chimaira), pp. 463 [Frankfurt Contributions to natural noted that the cephalothorax of the para - History Vol 32]. WeTTsTeIn , o. (1937): Vierzehn neue sites was enlarged, and that the hook reptilienrassen von den südlichen Ägäischen Inseln.- arrangement was in a straight line, with the zoologischer anzeiger, leipzig; 118 (3/4): 79-90. pear-shaped mouth positioned between the KeY Words: reptilia: squamata: serpentes: inner hooks. based on these morphological boidae: Eryx­jaculus­turcicus , new island record, Kinaros, aegean, Greece features, the collection locality and the paper by CHrIsToFFersen & d e assIs sUbMITTed: august 23, 2017 (2013), the parasites were identified as aUTHors: adam rosso (Corresponding author < [email protected] > ) 1) , Kinsey M. broCK 1) & nymphs of the pentastome K. pattoni . The Johannes FoUFoPoUlos 2) infection intensity ranged from one to two, 1) school of natural sciences, University of with a mean and standard deviation of 1.25 California-Merced, 5200 lake rd., Merced, Ca, Usa. and 0.5 respectively, and the infection 2) school of environment and sustainability, University of Michigan, 440 Church st., ann arbor, prevalence in the sampled A. sagrei males MI, Usa. and females was 0.78 % and 0.81 % respec -