20.500.12556/RUL-180712 Overview of the slow worm Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 (Reptilia: Anguidae) findings in caves of Slovenia Pregled najdb slepcev Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 (Reptilia: Anguidae) v jamah Slovenije The slow worm (Anguis fragilis) is among the best-known reptiles in Slovenia, distributed throughout the country. Here, we report observations from caves based on information from local caving clubs’ magazines and blogs, as well as our own fieldwork. Observations originate from different parts of the country. Most individuals were found under cave entrance pits (in five caves), while two observations were made in deeper cave sections away from entrance pits. In one cave, Velika jama nad Trebnjem, two dead individuals were found during two separate winter observations at the horizontal cave entrance. Although slow worms use underground shelters such as burrows of other animals or voids under stones during summer droughts and winter hibernation, their occurrences in karst caves can be considered accidental. Slepec (Anguis fragilis) je med najbolj poznanimi plazilci v Sloveniji, razširjen je po vsej državi. V prispevku poročamo o opažanjih iz jam na podlagi podatkov, zbranih iz glasil in blogov lokalnih jamarskih društev, kot tudi lastnega terenskega dela. Opažanja izvirajo iz različnih delov države. Večina osebkov je bila najdena pod vhodnimi brezni jam (pet jam), medtem ko sta bila v dveh jamah osebka globlje v jami, oddaljena od vhodnih brezen. V Veliki jami nad Trebnjem sta bila v času dveh ločenih zimskih opažanj najdena dva poginula osebka na vodoravnem vhodu v jamo. Čeprav se slepci med poletnimi sušami ali med zimskim mirovanjem skrivajo v podzemnih zatočiščih, kot so rovi drugih živali ali vdolbine pod kamni, pa lahko njihovo pojavljanje v kraških jamah obravnavamo kot naključno. accidental findings caves pits slow worm Slovenia brezna jame popis jame naključne najdbe slepec Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-14 09:28:44 2026-04-08 12:37:55 2026-04-10 10:40:40 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 18-23 no. 2 Vol. 27 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 551.44 1854-3081 10.14720/ns.25651 266726147 Zagmajster25.pdf Zagmajster25.pdf 1 D09FA4CB4471FBEC7A2370C52A3BCEF1 548ddd515ee15e057ca3c88cee30b1bbaab2b43a01365326b03c75e58b2a4ce0 de22a6a9-1f7f-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230430 https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/25651 0 ceff3f22-1f7f-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=230427 Biotehniška fakulteta Natura Sloveniae 0 0 0