Varathro Tafkos stin Pode Faranga

Higher Geography

Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Rethymno,
Municipality: Amari,
Closest Settlement: Kouroutes

Cave type

Natural

Fauna

• Lindbergia orbicularis (A. Riedel, 1962), Karakasi et al. 2024
  Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
• Pleurodiscus sudensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846), Karakasi et al. 2024
  Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pleurodiscidae
• Trichoniscus lindbergi Vandel, 1958, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
  Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trichoniscidae

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383
• Schmalfuss, H., Paragamian, K. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2004. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Crete and the surrounding islands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 662: 1-74.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Tafkos stin Pode Faranga, Kouroutes, Amari, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 15.02.2024, Accessed 18.04.2026