Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Reptilia > Order: Squamata > Family: Colubridae > Genus: Coluber > Species: Coluber cypriensis

Coluber cypriensis Schätti, 1985

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Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Mediterranean - Favourable
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	16 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	grassland
May also occur in	heathland and shrub wetlands woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	2447

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY5000004	Cyprus	ETHNIKO DASIKO PARKO TROODOUS	Map
CY2000011	Cyprus	POTAMOS PERISTERONAS	Map
CY5000001	Cyprus	DASOS LEMESOU	Map
CY4000011	Cyprus	PERIOCHI AGIATIS	Map
CY2000012	Cyprus	KOILADA KARGOTI	Map
CY4000003	Cyprus	KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
CY2000008	Cyprus	KOILADA KEDRON - KAMPOS	Map
CY5000006	Cyprus	KOILADA LIMNATI	Map
CY2000004	Cyprus	DASOS MACHAIRA	Map
CY2000005	Cyprus	MADARI - PAPOUTSA	Map
CY2000006	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
CY4000004	Cyprus	VOUNI PANAGIAS	Map
CY2000007	Cyprus	PERIOCHI PLATY	Map
CY2000010	Cyprus	KOILADA POTAMOU MAROULLENAS	Map
CY4000012	Cyprus	PERIOCHI STAYROS TIS PSOKAS - KARKAVAS	Map
CY5000011	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA LIMNATI	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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