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Korice Ck Vodozemaca I Gmazova CRVENA KNJIGA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE Dušan Jelić Marija Kuljerić Toni Koren Dag Treer Dragica Šalamon Mila Lončar CRVENA KNJIGA VODOZEMACA I GMAZOVA HRVATSKE Martina Podnar Lešić Biljana Janev Hutinec Tomislav Bogdanović Stjepan Mekinić Katja Jelić 978-953-7169-89-3 Zagreb, prosinac 2012. CRVENA KNJIGA VODOZEMACA I GMAZOVA HRVATSKE RED BOOK OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF CROATIA Dušan Jelić, Marija Kuljerić, Toni Koren, Dag Treer, Dragica Šalamon, Dušan Jelić, Marija Kuljerić, Toni Koren, Dag Treer, Dragica Šalamon, Mila Lončar, Martina Podnar Lešić, Biljana Janev Hutinec, Mila Lončar, Martina Podnar Lešić, Biljana Janev Hutinec, Tomislav Bogdanović, Stjepan Mekinić, Katja Jelić Tomislav Bogdanović, Stjepan Mekinić, Katja Jelić Zagreb, prosinac 2012. Zagreb, December 2012 Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prirode, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, State Institute for Nature Protection, Republika Hrvatska Republic of Croatia CRVENA KNJIGA VODOZEMACA I GMAZOVA HRVATSKE RED BOOK OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF CROATIA Za nakladnike: For the publishers: Mihael Zmajlović Mihael Zmajlović Matija Franković Matija Franković Nakladnici: Published by: Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prirode Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode State Institute for Nature Protection Koordinator za crvene knjige: Coordinator for the Red Books: Luka Katušić Luka Katušić Glavni i odgovorni urednici: Editor in Chief: Dušan Jelić Dušan Jelić Patricija Gambiroža Patricija Gambiroža Autori: Contributing authors: Dušan Jelić, Marija Kuljerić, Toni Koren, Dag Treer, Dragica Šalamon, Mila Dušan Jelić, Marija Kuljerić, Toni Koren, Dag Treer, Dragica Šalamon, Mila Lončar, Martina Podnar Lešić, Biljana Janev Hutinec, Tomislav Bogdanović, Lončar, Martina Podnar Lešić, Biljana Janev Hutinec, Tomislav Bogdanović, Stjepan Mekinić, Katja Jelić Stjepan Mekinić, Katja Jelić Lektura: Proofreading: NITOR USLUGE d.o.o. prevoditeljska agencija NITOR USLUGE d.o.o. Prijevod i lektura engleskog teksta: Translation and proofreading of English text: NITOR USLUGE d.o.o. prevoditeljska agencija NITOR USLUGE d.o.o. Autori fotografija: Contributing photographers: Dušan Jelić, Bojan Karaica, Toni Koren, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Pavle Dragičević, Dušan Jelić, Bojan Karaica, Toni Koren, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Pavle Dragičević, Martina Podnar Lešić, Petra Kovač Konrad, Dag Treer, Marija Kuljerić, Ivo Martina Podnar Lešić, Petra Kovač Konrad, Dag Treer, Marija Kuljerić, Ivo Peranić Peranić GIS i izrada karata: GIS and mapping: Dušan Jelić Dušan Jelić Ovitak, slog i grafičko oblikovanje: Cover, typesetting and graphic design: LASER plus d.o.o. LASER Plus d.o.o. Umnožavanje ove publikacije ili njezinih dijelova u bilo kojem obliku, kao i Duplication of this publication or parts thereof, in any form, as well as its distribucija, nisu dozvoljeni bez prethodnog pisanog odobrenja nakladnika. distribution, is prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN 978-953-7169-89-3 CIP zapis dostupan u računalnom katalogu Nacionalne i sveučilišne knjižnice u Zagrebu pod brojem 849738 Dušan Jelić, Marija Kuljerić, Toni Koren, Dag Treer, Dragica Šalamon, Mila Lončar, Martina Podnar Lešić, Biljana Janev Hutinec, Tomislav Bogdanović, Stjepan Mekinić, Katja Jelić Crvena knjiga VODOZEMACA i GMAZOVA Hrvatske Zagreb, prosinac 2012. 4 Sadržaj / Contents Predgovor izdavača / Publisher’s preface ......................................... 6 Introduction ........................................................................................ 46 Zahvala / Acknowledgements............................................................. 8 1. General characteristics of amphibians and reptiles ....................46 Uvod ..................................................................................................... 10 2. The diversity of amphibians and reptiles ....................................47 1. Opća obilježja vodozemaca i gmazova ....................................... 10 2.1. Diversity in the World ..........................................................47 2. Raznolikost vodozemaca i gmazova ........................................... 11 2.2. Diversity in Croatia ..............................................................50 2.1. Raznolikost u svijetu ............................................................11 2.3. Endemics ............................................................................... 53 2.2. Raznolikost u Hrvatskoj ......................................................13 3. Analysis of data on the fauna of amphibians and reptiles 2.3. Endemičnost ......................................................................... 17 in Croatia .....................................................................................54 3. Analiza podataka o fauni vodozemaca i gmazova Hrvatske ..... 18 3.1. The history of herpetology in Croatia ................................ 54 3.1. Povijest herpetologije u Hrvatskoj ......................................18 3.2. Origin and reliability of data ............................................... 57 3.2. Porijeklo i pouzdanost podataka ......................................... 20 3.3. Structure of data ................................................................... 57 3.3. Struktura podataka ............................................................... 21 3.4. The geographical distribution of data ................................. 59 3.4. Geografska distribucija podataka ........................................ 23 4. Analysis of threatened fauna of amphibians and reptiles 4. Analiza ugroženosti faune vodozemaca i gmazova Hrvatske ...25 in Croatia .....................................................................................62 5. Područja važna za zaštitu faune vodozemaca i gmazova ........... 27 5. Areas of fauna of amphibians and reptiles ................................. 64 6. Postupak procjenjivanja ugroženosti i kriterij odabira svojti ... 34 6. Threat status assessment process and criteria for selecting taxa .... 71 6.1. Kategorije ugroženosti i kriteriji IUCN-a za izradu 6.1. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria ............................ 71 Crvenog popisa i Crvene knjige .......................................... 34 6.2. IUCN criteria for assessment of threatened species ......... 71 6.2. Kriteriji IUCN-a za procjenu ugroženih svojti ................. 34 6.3. Application of IUCN categories and criteria 6.3. Primjena kategorija i kriterija IUCN-a na at a regional level................................................................... 72 regionalnoj razini ..................................................................35 6.4. The process of compiling the Red List and Red Book 6.4. Postupak izrade Crvenog popisa i Crvene knjige vodozemaca i gmazova Hrvatske 2012. .............................. 35 of Amphibians and Reptiles of Croatia for 2012 ............... 72 6.5. Završni pregled ugroženosti vodozemaca i gmazova 6.5. Final overview of the threat status of amphibians and Hrvatske 2012. godine ......................................................... 36 reptiles of Croatia for 2012 ..................................................73 6.6. Promjene kategorija ugroženosti u odnosu na prvo izdanje 6.6. Changes of categories of threat with respect to the first Crvenog popisa i Crvene knjige vodozemaca i gmazova edition of the Red List and Red Book of Amphibians Hrvatske ................................................................................37 and Reptiles of Croatia......................................................... 74 7. Postupak predlaganja mjera zaštite .............................................38 7. The process of proposing conservation measures ..................... 74 7.1. Postojeće mjere očuvanja ..................................................... 38 7.1. Existing conservation measures ...........................................74 7.2. Predložene mjere zaštite ...................................................... 42 7.2. Proposed conservation measures .........................................79 8. Struktura teksta o ugroženim svojtama vodozemaca 8. The structure of the text on endangered taxa of amphibians i gmazova ......................................................................................44 and reptiles ...................................................................................81 5 VODOZEMCI / AMPHIBIANS .....................................................85 Gotovo ugrožene vrste / Near threatened Species / NT ........... 147 Ugrožene vrste / Endangered Species / EN ................................ 87 Četveroprugi kravosas / Elaphe quatuorlineata ....................... 148 Čovječja ribica / Proteus anguinus .............................................. 88 Barska kornjača / Emys orbicularis ........................................... 151 Istarska čovječja ribica / P. anguinus ssp.n / EN .................... 91 Velebitska gušterica / Iberolacerta horvathi .............................. 153 Lombardijska smeđa žaba / Rana latastei ..................................92 Šilac / Platyceps najadum ........................................................... 155 Crnokrpica / Telescopus fallax ................................................... 157 Gotovo ugrožene vrste / Near threatened Species / NT ........... 97 Kopnena kornjača / Testudo hermanni ..................................... 159 Crveni mukač / Bombina bombina ............................................98 Riđovka / Vipera berus ..............................................................
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