L'erpetofauna delle Riserva Naturale di Bosco Nordio

We report the results of the qualitative census on the Reptiles and Amphibians of the Bosco Nordio (113 ha), a Natural Reserve near the mouth of the river Adige. This study was a part of the reintroduction project of the Emys orbicularis within the Natural Reserve, and was carried out from June to July 2003. Amphibians were checked in all ponds and ditches of the Reserve, while Reptiles were searched along wood edges and open areas. The community of the Bosco Nordio, before the reintroduction of the E. orbicularis, was composed by 6 species of Amphibians (Triturus carnifex, Bufo bufo, Hyla intermedia, Rana synklepton esculenta, R. dalmatina and R. latastei) and 7 species of Reptiles (Testudo hermanni, Anguis fragilis, Lacerta bilineata, Podarcis muralis, P. sicula, Hierophis viridiflavus and Natrix natrix). Despite the high number of species, most of them seems to be represented by very few individuals.