European Protected Species (EPS)
All Animex® fences are optimized for use with the following species.
The Habitats Directive was adopted in 1992 and ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species throughout the European Union. The following species are considered protected under Annex IV of the Habitats Directive.
SNAKES
- Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
- Grass snake Natrix natrix
- Caspian large whip snake Coluber caspius
- Cyprus whip snake Coluber cypriensis
- Horseshoe racer Coluber hippocrepis
- Caspian whip snake Coluber jugularis
- Balkan whip snake Coluber laurenti
- Dahl’s whip snake Coluber najadum
- Asian racer Coluber nummifer
- Dark green snake Coluber viridiflavus
- Asia minor dwarf racer Eirenis modesta
- Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissima
- Four-lined rat snake Elaphe quatuorlineata
- Leopard snake Elaphe situla
- Dice snake Natrix tessellata
- European cat snake Telescopus fallax
- Nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes
- Iberian viper Vipera seoanei
- Field adder Vipera ursinii
LIZARDS
- Sand lizard Lacerta agilis
- Viviparous lizard Lacerta vivipara
- Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
- European copper skink Ablepharus kitaibelli
- Spanish algyroides Algyroides marchi
- Greek algyroides Algyroides moreoticus
- Dalmatian algyroides Algyroides nigropunctatus
- Bedriaga’s skink Chalcides bedriagai
- Ocellated skink Chalcides ocellatus
- Kotschy’s gecko Cyrtopodion kotschyi
- Bedriaga’s rock lizard Lacerta bedriagae
- Pyrenan rock lizard Lacerta bonnali
- Danford’s lizard Lacerta danfordi
- Greek rock lizard Lacerta graeca
- Horvath’s rock lizard Lacerta horvathi
- Iberian rock lizard Lacerta monticola
- Schreiber’s green lizard Lacerta schreiberi
- Balkan green lizard Lacerta trilineata
- Green lizard Lacerta viridis
- Greek legless skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus
- European glass lizard Ophisaurus apodus
- European snake-eyed lizard Ophisops elegans
- European leaf-toed gecko Phyllodactylus europaeus
- Dalmatian wall lizard Podarcis melisellensis
- Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis
- Italian wall lizard Podarcis sicula
TURTLES & TORTOISES
- European pond turtle Emys orbicularis
- Caspian turtle Mauremys caspica
- Spanish pond turtle Mauremys leprosa
- Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
- Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni
- Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata
FROGS
- Iberian painted frog Discoglossus galganoi
- Corsican painted frog Discoglossus montalentii
- European painted frog Discoglossus pictus
- Sardinian painted frog Discoglossus sardus
- European tree frog Hyla arborea
- Mediterranean tree frog Hyla meridionalis
- Sardinian tree frog Hyla sarda
- Moor frog Rana arvalis
- Agile frog Rana dalmatina
- Stream frog Rana graeca
- Iberian frog Rana iberica
- Italian stream frog Rana italica
- Italian agile frog Rana latastei
- Pool frog Rana lessonae
SALAMANDERS & NEWTS
- Golden-striped salamander Chioglossa lusitanica
- Pyrenean brook salamander Euproctus asper
- Corsican brook salamander Euproctus montanus
- Sardinian brook salamander Euproctus platycephalus
- Cave salamander Hydromantes sp.
- Golden salamander Salamandra atra
- Lanza’s alpine salamander Salamandra lanzai
- Spectacled salamander Salamandrina terdigitata
- Alpine crested newt Triturus carnifex
- Great crested newt Triturus cristatus
- Italian newt Triturus italicus
- Southern crested newt Triturus karelinii
- Marbled newt Triturus marmoratus
TOADS
- Natterjack toad Bufo calamita
- Brown midwife toad Alytes cisternasii
- Mallorcan midwife toad Alytes muletensis
- Midwife toad Alytes obstetricans
- European fire-bellied toad Bombina bombina
- Yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata
- European green toad Bufo viridis
- West European spadefoot Pelobates cultripes
- Common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus
- East European spadefoot Pelobates syriacus
SMALL MAMMALS
- Common hamster Cricetus cricetus
- Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus
- Mountain marmot Marmota marmota latirostris
- Cabrera’s vole Microtus cabrerae
- Root vole Microtus oeconomus
- Tatra vole Microtus tatricus
- European mink Mustela lutreola
- Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina
- European ground squirrel Spermophilus citellus