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    A new locality of Telescopus fallax (Reptilia: Colubridae) in Bulgaria
    (Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2026-09-25) Gochev, Vladimir; Naumov, Borislav
    A new locality of the European Cat Snake, Telescopus fallax, is reported in Bulgaria: the village of Malko Gradishte, Lyubimets Municipality. This locality is situated relatively close to the already known ones, but orographically belongs to the Maritsa River Valley, an area for which the species was previously unknown. An updated distribution map of T. fallax in Bulgaria is also presented.
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    A new record of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Bulgaria
    (Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2025-01-28) Velikov, Ilian; Naumov, Borislav
    A single individual of Hemidactylus turcicus is reported from Sofia, Bulgaria. This is the first reliable registration of this species in the country. It is suggested that the individual observed was accidentally introduced to the site as a result of human activity.
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    Butozania bulgarica (Kantardzhieva-Minkova, 1953) (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) – little known and possibly endangered species
    (Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2024-09-19) Gradinarov, Denis; Petrova, Yana
    Balkan endemic species Butozania bulgarica (Kantardzhieva-Minkova, 1953) was found in several closely situated localities in the Radomir Valley (SW Bulgaria) after a period of more than 50 years lack of data. The species has not been found in most of the historical localities in Bulgaria during several years of targeted survey, and it seems that its distributional range in the country has significantly decreased after the species description.
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    Notes on the herpetofauna in the northwestern foothills of the Pirin Mountains, south-western Bulgaria
    (Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2025-07-02) Mitrevichin, Emanuil; Sakelarieva, Lidia; Peshev, Hristo; Pulev, Alexander
    Bulgaria’s herpetofauna has been studied for more than a century. Yet, little information is available on the herpetofauna in the northwestern foothills of the Pirin Mts. Here we present information about eight amphibian and ten reptile species that occur in the area. One of the amphibian species, Bufotes viridis, had not been found until the present study. Road traffic was identified as the biggest threat to the populations of some species.