Spilaio Gaki

Higher Geography
Region: Thessalia,
Sub-Region: Karditsa,
Municipality: Limni Plastira,
Closest Settlement: Mpelokomiti
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR2430002 - Ori Agrafa (Special Protection Area): 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
  • Allaegopis transiens (Mousson, 1859), Arndt & Subai 2012
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Zonitidae
  • Dolichopoda sp., Di Russo et al. 2014
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
  • Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817), Georgiakakis & Papadatou 2015, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Chiroptera / Family: Miniopteridae
  • Morlina glabra (Rossmässler, 1835), Arndt & Subai 2012
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
Species references
  • Arndt E, Subai P 2012. Gastropoda from subterranean habitats in Greece. Veröffentlichungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt (in Folge VERNATE), 31: 213 - 224.
  • Di Russo, C., Rampini, M. & Cobolli, M. 2014. The cave crickets of Greece: a contribution to the study of Southern Balkan Rhaphidophoridae diversity (Orthoptera), with the description of a new species of Troglophilus Krauss , 1879. Biodiversity Journal, 5 (3): 397-420.
  • Georgiakakis, P. & Papadatou, E., 2015. Chiroptera, In Papamichael G., Arapis T., Petkidi K., Fytou I & Chatzirvasanis V. 2015. Deliverable 7, C – Phase of Study 7: "Monitoring and evaluation of conservation status mammal species of Community interest in Greece.". Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climatic Change, Athens, scholars Partnership and consultancy firms “ARAPIS THOMAS EYAGGELOY, GEOANALYSI S.A. and PAPACHARISI ALEXANDRA THEODORA ", Athens. pp. 59 (in Greek)
  • 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. 2025. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Gaki, Mpelokomiti, Limni Plastira, Thessalia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 19.07.2022, Accessed 01.11.2025