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Fauna
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Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave
Spilaio Trapeza, Tzermiado, Oropedio Lasithiou, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis.
Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research.
Cave data updated 25.01.2020,
Accessed 07.03.2026