Three new country records of colubrid snakes (Squamata, Colubridae) for the Republic of Kosovo
Three new species of Colubridae are reported for the Republic of Kosovo for the first time in the published literature: Platyceps najadum (Eichwald, 1831), Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831), and Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758). Literature on bites from these genera is reviewed, and it is demonstrated that no new dangerously venomous snakes are recorded for Kosovo.
Authors
- Linda Grapci-Kotori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-042X)
- Astrit Bilalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-8009)
- Danniella Sherwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-9529)
- Donard Geci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-3414)
- Halil Ibrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387)
- Milaim Musliu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-6934)
Institutions
- University Clinical Center of Kosovo (XK)
- University of Prishtina (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Herpetozoa
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e162384
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Universität Salzburg
- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien