Cave fauna of Greece database

Limnionas sea cave

Higher Geography: Region: Ionioi Nisoi,
Sub-Region: Zakynthos,
Municipality: Zakynthos,
Closest Settlement: Agios Leon

Cave type: Natural

Protection status

GR2210001 - Dytikes kai Voreioanatolikes Aktes Zakynthou (Special Protection Area - Special Area of Conservation): 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

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774), Georgiakakis et al. 2023
Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Rhinolophidae

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

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Limnionas sea cave, Agios Leon, Zakynthos, Ionioi Nisoi. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 13.12.2023, Accessed 17.01.2026