Records of common species of amphibians and reptiles widespread in northern, central, western and southern Ukraine

The dataset includes records of amphibian and reptile species from northern, central, western and southern Ukraine made by Ukrainian herpetologist O. D. Nekrasova during her field trips in the period from 1996 to 2022. Chosen species were not included in the latest published edition of the Red Data Book of Ukraine (2009) and in the latest lists of such species prepared in 2019. The species mentioned in this dataset are characterised by wide range within the country, covering more than 70% of its territory according to spatial distribution modelling (GIS-modelling) made with the help of Maxent software.

Automated summary

This dataset contains records of amphibian and reptile species in different regions of Ukraine, collected by Ukrainian herpetologist O. D. Nekrasova from 1996 to 2022. The selected species are not included in the latest edition of the Red Data Book of Ukraine (2009) or the 2019 species lists. Spatial distribution modeling (GIS modeling) using Maxent software shows that these species have a wide range and can be found in over 70% of the country's territory.