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Green Toad (
Bufo viridis)
This toad is often found around buildings in
surprisingly dry conditions. Distinctly marked colour pattern of
yellows and greens on mottled back. Has shrill warbling song. Mainly
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Tree
frog (Hyla
arborea)
This
brightly coloured frog is mainly nocturnal and as its name suggests
prefers lush vegetation and bushes, close to water. Male has
enormous vocal sac which swells when he calls.
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Hermanns
Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
This tortoise is often referred to as the Greek
tortoise, is to be spotted in wooded areas or crossing roads
throughout the Ionian. They are now becoming rarer due to land
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Butterflies
Scarce
Swallowtail (Iphiclides
podalirius)
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Clouded
Yellow(Colias crocea)
These
are the most noticeable of Ionian butterflies, with yellow wings and
blue and red spotted colours at the base od their long decorative
tails. Quite surprisingly you are more likely to see the scarce
swallowtail than you are the common swallowtail.
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Freyers
Grayling (Neohipparchia fatua)
This
group of butterflies belong to the Browns, and are often difficult
to differentiate from each other.
Freyers
Grayling isan east mediterranean and near Eastern butterfly with
very dark brown uppers in both sexes, pointed apex to male forewing,
wavy hindwing margins in both sexes, dark eye spots on forewing,
slightly lighter in female. Flight period July-August. Habitat-
Grassy areas.
Spotted
Fritillary(Melitaea
didyma)
A
beautifully patterned butterfly with two orange bands crosss
underside of hindwing and spotted all over. highly variable as sub
species. Frequents flowery meadows in southern and central Europe.
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