Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814)

Oskyrko, Oleksandra & Jablonski, Daniel, 2021, The first comprehensive data on the distribution of reptiles within the Southern Bug eco-corridor, Ukraine, Herpetozoa 34, pp. 97-114 : 97

Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814)

Number of records.

34 (3.6% of the data).

Number of grid cells.

23 (7.8% of the entire grid; Table 1 ; Figs 7 , 9E ).

Comments.

Records of this species are scattered; it is recorded infrequently and it is unclear to what extent this is due to its secretive habits, actual rareness or other factors. The species has mosaic distribution in the studied area and is often found in the Inhul River valley and in the eco-corridor near Mykolaiv ( Tarashchuk 2007; Bilyakov and Tarashchyuk 2008; Sillero et al. 2014; Redinov 2018; Jablonski et al. 2019; Mykytynets et al. 2019; Voblenko et al. 2019). We have only two records of this species near the villages of Zaichevsk and Peresadivka.

Figures

Figure 7. Distribution of (species) within the Mykolaiv Oblast (Ukraine), based on localities (left; white circles - literature and public database data, yellow circles - authors' data) and 10 km UTM grid (right; yellow squares - species recorded).

Figure 9. Representative pictures of species of herpetofauna: A. Natrix natrix, Migia; B. Natrix tessellata, Yuzhnoukrainsk; C. Coronella austriaca, Mykolaiv; D. Dolichophis caspius, juvenile, Mykolaiv; E. Elaphe sauromates, valley of the Inhul River; F. Zamenis longissimus, Migia. Photographs by S. Lehkyy (A, B), V. Strenada (C, D, E, F).