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Ina Nasto

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (4): 0665-0672

    Ina Nasto, Denada Sota, Brunilda Veshaj, Geolind Çobaj, Encora Çelohoxhaj, Marsel Javori, Nexhip Hysolakoj & Emirjeta Adhami
    Diversity of the land snail fauna of Llogara National Park (Albania) focusing on the distribution areal of Chondrula lugorensis A.J. Wagner, 1914 (Gastropoda Enidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.4.665.672

    ABSTRACT
    Regular surveys of biodiversity are important for monitoring changes in the richness and species composition of mollusk fauna, especially in mountainous areas and fragmented and isolated habitats that are biodiversity hotspots, characterized by endemic species with isolated spread. This paper presents a list of the terrestrial mollusk fauna of Llogara National Park (Albania) and includes data on the distribution area of the endemic mollusk Chondrula (Chondrula) lugorensis Wagner, 1914. Snails and slugs were collected using visual searches and leaf litter collections during the spring and autumn seasons of 2020 and 2021. A total of 52 terrestrial gastropods were identified, representing 13 species from nine families. The study also sampled 24 individuals, both alive and deceased, of the endemic species Chondrula (Chondrula) lugorensis (Gastropoda Enidae), which allowed for creating a distribution map and identifying its habitat.