Eurygyrus oertzeni (Verhoeff, 1901)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Eurygyrus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Anonymous cave at SE Karpathos, Strasser 1967
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Karpathos / Closest settlement: Karpathos
  • Spilaio Stylokamara, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Kasos / Closest settlement: Agia Marina
Comments

Known from the islands of Kasos, Karpathos, and Saria

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
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.
  • Strasser, K. 1967. Über Diplopoden Griechenlands, einiger Ägäis Inseln und Zyprers. Senckenbergiana biol., 48 (4): 269-293.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Eurygyrus oertzeni (Verhoeff, 1901). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 19.04.2026