Cave fauna of Greece database

Trachelipus squamuliger (Verhoeff, 1907)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trachelipodidae
Genus: Trachelipus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: S Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Drakotrypa, Schmalfuss 1975, Beron 2016
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Thessaloniki / Municipality: Volvi / Closest settlement: Vrasna

IUCN Red List: NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book: LC - Least Concern

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; PESI

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Schmalfuss, H. 1975. Neues Isopoden-Material aus Griechenland. Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturw. Kl. Abt. I, 184: 27-66.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Trachelipus squamuliger (Verhoeff, 1907). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 21.05.2026