Fauna of Greece

Reptiles

Chamaeleo Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon means lion on the ground ( khamai / on the ground , leōn / lion)

Ophisops elegans

Triturus alpestris veluchiensis (Wolterstorff, 1935) Greek Alpine Newt

Denoël M. & Schabetsberger R. 2003. Resource partitioning in two heterochronic populations of Greek Alpine newts, Triturus alpestris veluchiensis. Acta Oecologica 24: 55-67

Denoël M. 2004. Distribution and characteristics of aquatic habitats of newts and yellow-bellied toads in the district of Ioannina (Epirus, Greece). Herpetozoa 17: 49-64.