Herpetofauna monitoring in Samaria National Park

The methods to monitor the populations of the herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) living in the Samaria National Park all of relative abundance estimate and include random transects, time or space limited, in the vicinity of the species' habitats. On those transects, counts are performed visually and audibly and with hand pickings of found dead individuals on occasion. Sampling period is divided in two parts, first of which occurs during the March to June months, and the second one taking place from September to October. The first period is of higher sampling density, while during the autumn sampling density is lowered.