Figure 1
Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the Podkielecki Landscape Protection Area: 1 – PLPA limits, 2 – rivers, 3 – roads, 4 – city of Kielce, 5 – water reservoirs, 6 – amphibian sites, 7 – reptile sites
Table 1
Amphibian sites in the Podkielecki Landscape Protection Area
| Species | Sites (numbers according to Fig. 1) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Ichthyosaura alpestris | ++ | ++ | + | – | ++ | – | ++ | – | – | + | ++ | – | – |
| Lissotriton vulgaris | ++ | + | + | – | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | – | + | ++ | – | + |
| Triturus cristatus | ++ | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + |
| Bombina bombina | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ++ | – | – |
| Pelobates fuscus | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – |
| Bufo bufo | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | – | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| Epidalea calamita | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| Bufotes viridis | + | ++ | + | – | ++ | – | – | + | – | ++ | + | – | + |
| Hyla arborea | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – |
| Pelophylax esculentus | + | ++ | ++ | + | +++ | – | ++ | +++ | + | +++ | + | – | ++ |
| Pelophylax lessonae | ++ | + | ++ | – | ++ | – | + | ++ | – | ++ | – | – | + |
| Pelophylax ridibundus | – | + | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | + |
| Rana arvalis | ++ | ++ | + | – | ++ | – | – | ++ | – | +++ | ++ | – | + |
| Rana temporaria | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
[i] (+ scarce individuals, ++ prolific abundance, +++ very large amounts of individuals)
Figure 2
Number of amphibian and reptile sites in the Podkielecki Landscape Protection Area. Amphibia: IA – Ichthyosaura alpestris, LV – Lissotriton vulgaris,TC – Triturus cristatus, BB – Bombina bombina, PF – Pelobates fuscus, BF – Bufo bufo, EC – Epidalea calamita, BV – Bufotes viridis, HA – Hyla arborea, PE – Pelophylax esculentus, PL– Pelophylax lessonae, PR – Pelophylax ridibundus, RA – Rana arvalis, RT – Rana temporaria. Reptilia: LA– Lacerta agilis, ZV – Zootoca vivipara, AF – Anguis fragilis, NN – Natrix natrix, VB – Vipera berus.
Figure 3
Breeding phenology of common toad and common frog in the Podkielecki Landscape Protection Area in 2016 MZ – March, KW – April, MJ – May, CZ – June, LC – July, 1-3 – decades, A – amplexus, S– spawn, L– larvae (tadpoles), M – metamorphosis, P– atmospheric temperature, W– water temperature.
Figure 4
Common frog (Phot. Dariusz Wojdan)