Spilaio Agias Sofias (Agia Pelagia)

Higher Geography
Region: Attiki,
Sub-Region: Nisoi Attikis,
Municipality: Kythira,
Closest Settlement: Agia Pelagia
Cave type
Natural
Fauna
  • Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Trachelipus kytherensis (Strouhal, 1929), Strouhal 1929, Strouhal 1937, Schmalfuss 1979
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trachelipodidae
Cave references
  • Papadaki M, Paragamian, K., Dedegian, G., Zervaki E, Karali A, Nikoloudakis I, Prinolakis K, Sfakianakis E, Foteinakis K. 2006. Speleological researches at Kythira. In Paragamian, K. and D. Choreftaki. Proceedings of the 2nd Pancretan Speleological Symposium dedicated to the memory of Eleftherios Platakis Irakleio Crete Hellenic Speleological Society, Department of Crete. 83-89.
Species references
  • 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
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1979. Revidierte Check-List der Landisopoden (Oniscoidea) Griechenlands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 331: 1-42.
  • Strouhal, H. 1929. Über neue und bekannte Landasseln des Südbalkans im Berliner Zoologischen Museum. (Zugleich 4. Beitrag zur Landisopodenfauna des Balkans). Sber. Ges. naturf. Fr., 8: 229-281.
  • Strouhal, H. 1937. Isopoda terrestria Aegaei. (10. Beitrag zur Landisopodenfauna des Balkans). Acta Inst. Mus. Zool. Univ. Atheniensis, 1 (9/10): 193-262.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Agias Sofias (Agia Pelagia), Agia Pelagia, Kythira, Attiki. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 08.01.2024, Accessed 18.04.2026