Cave fauna of Greece database

Varathro ton Skorpion

Higher Geography: Region: Peloponnisos,
Sub-Region: Arkadia,
Municipality: Notia Kynouria,
Closest Settlement: Leonidio

Cave type: Natural

Protection status

GR2520005 - Moni Elonas kai Charadra Leonidiou - Spilaio Mana kai Galazia Limni (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

Ovaliptila krueperi (Pantel, 1890), Alexiou et al. 2017
Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Gryllidae

Cave references

Ioannou I. 1974. Pit of Skorpions Prophiti Ilia, Leonidion (CRNr 4332). Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 12 (6-7):188-195

Species references

Alexiou, S., Zacharias, S. & Bakolitsas, K. 2017. The Gryllomorphinae (Gryllidae, Orthoptera) of Greece. A synopsis and new distribution data. Parnassiana Archives, 5: 29-34.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro ton Skorpion, Leonidio, Notia Kynouria, Peloponnisos. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 14.11.2022, Accessed 19.04.2026