title: Herpetofauna of Sevastopol city (southwestern Crimea): species composition, zoogeographic analysis, landscape-zonal distribution, current status and protection
abstract: This work summarizes information on the distribution and status of the populations of amphibians and reptiles of the city of Sevastopol. Data obtained over a quarter of a century were refined by a targeted herpetological examination of the entire territory of Sevastopol (over 1000 km 2 ) in 2018 and early 2019. Most species of amphibians and reptiles known in Crimea are recorded from the Sevastopol Region, with the exception of some taxa that inhabit only or mainly plains environments (Pelobates
journal: Ecosystem Transformation