Wild travel in Danube Delta

The European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, or sheltering amongst bushes. There is an ongoing discussion as to whether Lacerta viridis […]

Podarcis tauricus, the Balkan wall lizard, is a common lizard of the gamily Lacertidae of south eastern Europe and Asia Minor. Distribution South-west Ukraine, CrimeaPeninsula, eastern and southern Romania, south-east Hungary, Macedonia, Bulgaria, mainland Greece, the Ionian Islands, Thassos, western Turkey (Thrace and north western Anatolia),...

The marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is the largest frog native to Europe and belongs to the family of true frogs. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related edible frog and pool frog. These three species, now again in the genus Pelophylax, are often referred to as “green frogs” to distinguish them from […]

The grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The name natrix is probably derived from the Latin nare or natare “to swim”. Description The grass snake is typically dark green or brown in...