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Cyrtodactylus kotschyi tinensig n. subsp. is olescribed as ä hew subspecies from Tinos. This subspecies is distinguished from C. k. saronicus by the larger number of tubercles on the thigh. lt` is distributed on Andros too, while Ce k. kotschyi occurs on the Syros-Archipelago, and intermediate popülations between C. k, tinensis n. subsp. and C. k. saronicus ranging over Seriphos, Jyaros, Myconos, Naxe, Ikaria and the adjacent Islands. From-Ikaria, Agama stellio daani n. subsp. is described. It differs from A. s. stellio in its blackish grey instead of yellow or red head, the dark spotted throat and in serological characters. All ^^ A» s`^1^0 whi0^ h-as tieen added to the nominate sub- sp ecTe^~Toj^iirly belong to this subspecies, beside those of the Mycpnos-Archipelago which have to remain to A.s, stellio. The Podarcis erhardi from Syros and Stapod`ia do not belong to P. e. `mykoriensis; they intermediate between this subspecies and` P.e. naxensis. Also Matrix natriy from the Northern Cyclades`does not belong to` N. n^persa but intermediate between this rac?e and H. n> schw`eizerT7 The green`lizards of Tinos are Lacgrta triliheata; this race, now named L. t. citrovittata occurs also on Andros and probably on Mycöno s toQ,`while the L. trilineata of Syros belong to the same race as those from Naxe.` The records of ERHARD, V. HELPREICH and ERBER (partly) were omitted out of the qhecklist as very doubtful. Tab. 2 Shows which kinds of amphibians and reptiles occur on the Northern Cyclades`. The following species were first recorded fropi several Islands in th^s paper: Cyrtodactylus kotschyi (Tragonisi), Hemidae-frylus turcicus (Aridros, Tinos, Hyconos, Jyaros), Agamä^atglljo (Riniaj, PocLarcIs erhardi (Tragonisi, Stapodia, Cherrönisi, Strongylo~7 Schinonisi, Aspronisi, Hegalo and Hikro Gaidaronisi), Ablepharus kitaibelii (Jyaros, Rinia), Elaphe situla (Tinos), Elaphe quatuor—^ `Ij.nea.tj9. (Tipps), Natrlx`.hätriy (Tinos), Confirination is givep` `to many recörds, especially from the last Century (s, £ig. 1, tab. 2). The herpetofaunas of Andros, Tinos and the Myconos- Archipelago are y^ry similar, while that of Syros resembles more those of the Centra,! Cyclades. In summing up the differences between the Northern Cyclades and the •Western or Central Cyclades are rather small. The herpetofauna of Ikaria is rather similar to that of the Northern Cyclades too. But there are large differences between the herpeto- fauna of the Cyclades and that of the mainland and Euboee. In the case of the amphibians and reptiles, the wetland and the terrassed fields, many of them are abandoned now and give rise to phryganas, ma,cchias and secondary `woodlands with all stages of succession, are the most important habitats. But phryganas and intensively cultivated areas were settled by few species only, and in the towns only Hemidactylus turcicus occurs. More extended rocky areas ^ithbüf äny` Vegetation do not bear any amphibians or reptiles. Those species which are restricted merely to wetlands like Bufo bufo, Bufo viridis, Rana ridibunda, M caspica, L`acer.ta trilineata ahd Nafrlx natrix are rather `endangered `on the` Northern Cyclades by habitat destruction, and some populations of these species may have disappeared in the meantime.

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The Greek lizard fauna consists of 26 species from which 5 are monotypic and the other ones are represented by a total of 86 subspecies. Five species and 61 subspecies are endemic of Greece. A checklist including the geographical distribution of each taxon in the Greek region is presented.

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Im Verlauf einer von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft finanzierten Reise nach Griechenland bereisten die Verfasser vom 23. bis 29. April 1972 den Paros-Archipel in der Zentral-Ägäis. Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft sei an dieser Stelle für ihre großzügige Unterstützung gedankt. Danken möchten wir auch Herrn Dr. W. BÖHME, der Vergleichsmaterial aus den umfangreichen Beständen des Zoologischen Forschungsinstituts und Museums A. Koenig in Bonn zur Verfügung stellte, die F. BUCHHOLZ auf mehreren Griechenlandreisen gesammelt hatte. Neben Paros und Antiparos, den beiden größten Inseln, konnten wir mit einem gemieteten Fischerboot den folgenden unbewohnten Inselchen des Archipels einen Besuch abstatten: Despotiko, Strongylo, Tourlos, Preza, Glaropunta und Panteronisi in der südlichen Inselgruppe sowie Ovriokastro und Gaidaronisi vor der Nordküste von Paros. Insgesamt konnten wir hier 13 Arten von Amphibien und Reptilien nachweisen: Rana ridibunda, Mauremys caspica, Cyrtodactylus kotschyi, H emidactylus turcicus, Agama stellio, Podarcis erhardii, Lacerta trilineata, Ablepharus kitaibelii, Eryx jaculus, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Natrix natrix, Telescopus fallax und Vipera ammodytes. Diese von uns im Jahre 1972 eingebrachten Informationen werden ergänzt durch Angaben anderer Autoren (BUCHHOLZ 1955; CLARK 1965, 1967, 1968a, 1968b, 1970, 1971, 1972; WERNER 1938; WETTSTEIN 1953, 1957). Dadurch wird zwar die Anzahl der untersuchten Inseln vergrößert (Spiridonisi, Tria Nisia-Inseln; WETTSTEIN 1957), das Artenspektrum aber nur um Testudo marginata (CLARK 1970) und Elaphe situla (BUCHHOLZ 1955) erweitert.

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Lacerta pamphylica and Lacerta trilineata are two currently recognized green lizard species with a historically problematic taxonomy. In cases of tangled phylogenies, next‐generation sequencing and double‐digest restriction‐site‐associated DNA protocols can provide a wealth of genomic data and resolve difficult taxonomic issues. Here, we generated genome‐wide SNPs and mitochondrial sequences, and applied molecular species delimitation approaches to provide a stable taxonomy for the Aegean green lizards. Mitochondrial gene trees, genetic cluster delimitation and population structure analyses converged into recognizing the populations of (a) L. pamphylica, (b) east Aegean islands, Anatolia and Thrace (diplochondrodes lineage), (c) central Aegean islands (citrovittata), and (d) remaining Balkan populations and islands (trilineata), as separate clusters. Phylogenomic analyses revealed a split into two major clades, east and west of the Aegean Barrier, unambiguously showing a sister–clade relationship between pamphylica and diplochondrodes, rendering L. trilineata paraphyletic. Species delimitation models were tested in a Bayesian framework using the genomic SNPs: lumping all populations into a single ‘species’ had the lowest likelihood but the current taxonomy was also outperformed by all other models. All lines of evidence support the Pamphylian green lizard as a valid species; thus, east Aegean L. trilineata should also be considered a distinct species under the name Lacerta diplochondrodes. Finally, evidence from the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes is overwhelmingly in favour of recognizing the morphologically distinct Cycladian green lizards as a distinct species. We propose their elevation to full species under the name Lacerta citrovittata. All remaining insular and continental populations of the Balkan Peninsula represent the species L. trilineata.

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The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic changes, including the discovery of new species-level lineages as well as reclassifications at genus level, requiring significant changes to this list. As of 2019, a new Taxonomic Committee was established as an official entity within the European Herpetological Society, Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH). Twelve members from nine European countries reviewed, discussed and voted on recent taxonomic research on a case-by-case basis. Accepted changes led to critical compilation of a new species list, which is hereby presented and discussed. According to our list, 301 species (95 amphibians, 15 chelonians, including six species of sea turtles, and 191 squamates) occur within our expanded geographical definition of Europe. The list includes 14 non-native species (three amphibians, one chelonian, and ten squamates).

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During a two week stay to the Cyclade island Tinos in May 2006 we were able to observe the Balkan Gieen Lizard in is natural habitat and take some photographs as well. Lacerta trilineata citrovittata in some cases showed a high flight distance of up to 5o m.

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With this photo documentation we give a herpetological insight into three vacation trips to the Greek islands of Paros and Antiparos in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The focus of our interest was the search for further occurrences of the Aegean wall lizard (Podarcis erhardii naxensis) and the scarce and very shy Cycladic Green Lizard (Lacerta citrovittata). During our excursions, we always had an eye for the accompanying herpetofauna and nature in general, which allows us to introduce some more interesting species in this article.

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During a stay on the Cyclades island of Andros, in addition to the ubiquitous Erhard’s Wall Lizard (Podarcis erhardii mykonensis), some specimens of the magnificent Cyclades Giant Green Lizard (Lacerta citrovittata) could also be photographed. The exceptionally high variability of coloring and markings in the Erhard’s Wall Lizards is remarkably. Photographs of the accompanying herpetofauna, habitats and landscapes offer further interesting insights into the impressive nature of this island.