Pisces, Linnaeus, 1758

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Pisces. We obtained evidences only for introduced individuals of a species, Gambusia hoolbrooki (Girard, 1859; Ciprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae ), sampled in a fountain near Torretta Massimi.

Amphibia. We obtained evidences for six species of amphibians occurring in small ephemeral or stable ponds of TMNR ( Tab. 1). Among them, four species results of conservation concern.

Reptilia. For reptiles, we obtained evidences for 12 species (six of conservation concern; Tab. 1).

Aves. In the TMNR we obtained cumulative data for 101 bird species (among them 63 are breeding or probably breeding species). Three species are allochtonous [ Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 , Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) , Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783) ] and one is represented by feral domesticated individuals ( Columba livia J.F. Gmelin, 1789 forma domestica; Tab. 2). Twenty-seven species are included in 79/409/CEE and 147/2009/CE ‘Birds’ Directive and/or are species of conservation concern at national scale (Italian red list; LIPU and WWF, 1999).

Other bird species has been observed in the surrounding areas ( e.g., Magliana vecchia, Colle del Sole, Muratella) and probably may occasionally occur in TMNR. They are all migrants (wintering or vagrants): Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 , Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) , Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758) , Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 , Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 , or also probably breeding in surrounding patchy reed beds (e.g., along the Tiber valley; Benassi et al. 2009) as Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) , Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) or in shrub habitats as Sylvia communis Latham, 1787 ( Brunelli et al., 2011; A. Cardillo, M. Cento, S. Hueting, F. Fraticelli, unpublished data). Among the alien species, Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) has been observed in the neighbouring suburban areas ( Cignini and Zapparoli, 1996; M. Pitzalis, unpublished data).

Mammalia. - Among mammals, we obtained cumulative data for 21 species. Among them, four species of bats and one recently introduced rodent species: Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) . Seven species are of conservation concern ( Tab. 3).