Reproductive Traits and Hatchling Characteristics of the Endemic Sardinian Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica cetti): First Field Data, with Screening for Ophidiomyces ophidiicola
The Sardinian grass snake, Natrix helvetica cetti, is an island-endemic subspecies with a restricted and highly fragmented distribution confined to Sardinia, Italy.Information on its reproductive biology and wild offspring remain scarce in the scientific literature.This present study reports the first recorded data on a clutch of eggs laid by a wil