Fauna of Sardinia

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The Nuragic Spider or Amblyocarenum nuragicus (Decae, Colombo & Manunza, 2014 ) is a tarantula, in the family of the Cyrtaucheniidae, endemic to Sardinia.

After a study begun in 2007, this spider was classified from a taxonomic point of view as a distinct species from the Cyrtauchenius and Amblyocarenum spiders only in 2014.

Dimensions between 13 and 17 mm. Its venom is not dangerous for humans.

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Pamphagus Sardeus ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1840) is a locust endemic to Sardinia.

It inhabits scrubland, clear dry forests, rocky, dwarf shrub-rich slopes and other sunny and only extensively used places.

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The Sardinian donkey, (Sardinian: "bestiolu", "burreccu", "burriccu", "burrincu", "coccineddu", "incherci", "inconchinu", "molenti"), is a breed of donkey from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, west of Italy.

It is raised throughout the island; there are also some small populations in mainland Italy.

It is one of the eight autochthonous donkey breeds of limited distribution recognised by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, the Italian ministry of agriculture and forestry.

The conservation status of the Sardinian donkey was listed as "endangered" by the FAO in 2007.

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The Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found only in Sardinia and Corsica.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

Subspecies:
Podarcis tiliguerta tiliguerta
Podarcis tiliguerta toro

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It's the subspecies of the Great tit endemic to Sardinia only.

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It's a new species of coleoptera discovered few days ago by a group of entomologists on the Mount Tuttavista in Galtellì (Province of Nuoro).

The Scotonomus deleddanus lives in underground habitats, such as caves and grottos.

Its name comes from the sardinian writer and Nobel Prize laureate Grazia Deledda.



Grazia Deledda