Spilaio Folia Drakou

Higher Geography
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki,
Sub-Region: Drama,
Municipality: Kato Nevrokopi,
Closest Settlement: Potamoi
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR1140008 - Kentriki Rodopi and Koilada Nestou (Special Protection Area): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form
Fauna
  • Balkanopetalum graecum Stoev & Enghoff, 2003, Stoev & Enghoff 2003, Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Diplopoda / Order: Callipodida / Family: Schizopetalidae
  • Kalaphorura paradoxa (Schäffer, 1900), Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Poduromorpha / Family: Onychiuridae
  • Laemostenus plasoni (Reitter, 1885), Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Coleoptera / Family: Carabidae
  • Onychiuroides cerberus Pomorski, 2006, Pomorski 2006, Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016, Fiera et al. 2021
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Entognatha / Order: Poduromorpha / Family: Onychiuridae
  • Plecotus austriacus (Fischer, 1829), Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866, Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853, Petrov & Helversen 2011, Beron 2016, Georgiakakis et al. 2023, Moulistanos et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Troglophilus brevicauda Chopard, 1934, Beron et al. 2011, Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
  • Troglophilus sp., Beron et al. 2011, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Beron, P., Petrov, B. & Stoev, P. 2011. The invertebrate cave fauna of the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Pages 583-662 in Beron P. (ed.) Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 4. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) II. Pensoft & Nat. Mus. Natur. Hist. Sofia,
  • Fiera C, Arbea JI, Vargovitsh RS, & Barjadze S 2021. A synthesis on troglobitic springtails in Europe. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59, 1874– 1890. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12560
  • Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529
  • Moulistanos A, Chatzoglou G, Karaiskou N, Gkagkavouzis K, Minoudi S, Papoulidis I, Alivizatos C, Panagiotopoulou M, Youlatos D, Tsaktsira M, Triantafyllidis A, Scaltsoyiannes A. 2023. Genetic diversity of bat species in the cross-border area of Greece and Bulgaria. Journal of Biological Research – Thessaloniki, 30:6 https://doi.org/10.26262/jbrt.v30i0.9024
  • Petrov, B. & Helversen, O. V. 2011. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Western Rhodopes Mountain. In Beron, Petar. Biodiversity of Bulgaria. 4. Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece) II. Publisher. pp. 525-581.
  • Pomorski, R. J. 2006. Revision of the genus Onychiuroides Bagnall, 1948 (Collembola: Onychiuridae: Onychiurinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution, 37 (1): 39-69.
  • Stoev, P. & Enghoff, H. 2003. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of genus Balkanopetalum Verhoeff, 1926 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Schizopetalidae). Zootaxa, 272: 1-26.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2024. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Folia Drakou, Potamoi, Kato Nevrokopi, Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 17.12.2023, Accessed 20.05.2024