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Discover the animals that can be found on Corfu each month of the year. Animals seen each month Click on the MONTH button to view all of the Animals seen during that month. Animal periods are indicative and can vary with location and seasonal weather. 🟥 Most likely sighting months. 🟧 Less likely sighting months. 🟨 Unlikely sighting months. Select Family Reset Select Title Title Photo Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Aesculapian Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Agile Frog 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 Balkan Green Lizard 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 Balkan Mole 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 Balkan Terrapin 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Balkan Wall Lizard 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Balkan Whip Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Beech/Stone Marten (Kounavi) 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 Blue Crab 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Blue-throated Keeled Lizard 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Brown Hare 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Brown Rat 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 Caspian Whip Snake 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 Cat 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 Cat Snake 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Columbus Crab 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Coypu/Nutria 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Dahl's Whip Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Dog 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 Dormouse 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Eastern Montpelier Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 Edible/Fat Dormouse 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Epirus Water Frog 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 European Pond Terrapin 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 European Snake-eyed Skink 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 Four-lined Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Freshwater Crab 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Glass Lizard 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 Goat 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 Goose Barnacle 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 Grass Snake 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Greek Slow Worm 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 Greek Smooth Newt 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Greek Tortoise 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Green Lizard 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Hedgehog 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 Hermann's Tortoise 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Horseshoe Bat 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 House Gecko 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Ionian Wall Lizard 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Javelin Sand Boa 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Lesser White-toothed Shrew 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 Marbled Rock Crab 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Marginated Tortoise 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Marsh Frog 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Nose-Horned Viper 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Pennant's Swimming Crab 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 Raccoon 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Red Fox 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Starred Agama 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Toad 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 Tree Frog 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 Whiskered Bat 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 Wood Mouse 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV JAN DEC

The Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a large, robust amphibian native to Europe and parts of Asia. It has a green to olive-brown body with dark blotches and a lighter underside. It inhabits freshwater habitats like ponds, marshes, and slow-moving rivers. Known for its loud, distinctive croak, the Marsh Frog is a prominent part of its ecosystem, feeding on insects, small fish, and other invertebrates. Animals Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) The Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a large, robust amphibian native to Europe and parts of Asia. It has a green to olive-brown body with dark blotches and a lighter underside. It inhabits freshwater habitats like ponds, marshes, and slow-moving rivers. Known for its loud, distinctive croak, the Marsh Frog is a prominent part of its ecosystem, feeding on insects, small fish, and other invertebrates. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea) is a small, bright green amphibian native to Europe. It often has a slightly golden hue with a distinctive dark stripe running from its nostril through the eye to its groin. Measuring up to 5cm in length, it has adhesive pads on its toes for climbing. This frog is commonly found in wetlands, forests, and gardens. Its loud, distinctive croak is a familiar sound during the breeding season. Contributor: Dirk Perry Animals European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea) The European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea) is a small, bright green amphibian native to Europe. It often has a slightly golden hue with a distinctive dark stripe running from its nostril through the eye to its groin. Measuring up to 5cm in length, it has adhesive pads on its toes for climbing. This frog is commonly found in wetlands, forests, and gardens. Its loud, distinctive croak is a familiar sound during the breeding season. Contributor: Dirk Perry Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Beech/Stone Marten (Martes foina) is native to much of Europe and can be found all over Corfu, where it is called a Kounavi. Contributor: Pete Rodgers Animals Beech/Stone Marten (Martes foina) The Beech/Stone Marten (Martes foina) is native to much of Europe and can be found all over Corfu, where it is called a Kounavi. Contributor: Pete Rodgers Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species of mammal within the family Talpidae. It is primarily a subterranean insectivore, physically adapted for life underground. It is native to southeastern Europe, inhabiting various open habitats, pastures, and cultivated fields at elevations up to 2,300 meters. Its range includes Greece (including the island of Corfu). Contributor: Kim McCormack Animals Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species of mammal within the family Talpidae. It is primarily a subterranean insectivore, physically adapted for life underground. It is native to southeastern Europe, inhabiting various open habitats, pastures, and cultivated fields at elevations up to 2,300 meters. Its range includes Greece (including the island of Corfu). Contributor: Kim McCormack Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a small rodent found across Europe and parts of Asia. It has a sleek, brown coat, large ears, and a long tail. Measuring about 8 cm in body length, it prefers woodland, grassland, and gardens. Wood mice are nocturnal, feeding on seeds, fruits, and insects. They are known for their agility and can jump considerable distances. Animals Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) The Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a small rodent found across Europe and parts of Asia. It has a sleek, brown coat, large ears, and a long tail. Measuring about 8 cm in body length, it prefers woodland, grassland, and gardens. Wood mice are nocturnal, feeding on seeds, fruits, and insects. They are known for their agility and can jump considerable distances. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The generic name of the Coypu/Nutria (Myocastor coypus), 'Myocastor', derives from the two Ancient Greek words μῦς (mûs) 'rat, mouse', and κάστωρ (kástōr) 'beaver', so the name Myocastor literally means 'mouse beaver'. Coypu live in burrows alongside stretches of water and feed on river plant stems. They are native to South America, and were introduced Europe primarily by fur farmers. Although it is still hunted and trapped for its fur in some regions, its destructive burrowing and feeding habits often bring it into conflict with humans, and it is considered an invasive species. Contributor: Kim McCormack Animals Coypu/Nutria (Myocastor coypus) The generic name of the Coypu/Nutria (Myocastor coypus), 'Myocastor', derives from the two Ancient Greek words μῦς (mûs) 'rat, mouse', and κάστωρ (kástōr) 'beaver', so the name Myocastor literally means 'mouse beaver'. Coypu live in burrows alongside stretches of water and feed on river plant stems. They are native to South America, and were introduced Europe primarily by fur farmers. Although it is still hunted and trapped for its fur in some regions, its destructive burrowing and feeding habits often bring it into conflict with humans, and it is considered an invasive species. Contributor: Kim McCormack Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Starred Agama (Stellagama stellio) is a robust lizard found in southeastern Europe. It measures up to 50 cm with a spiny body and a tail adorned with distinctive star-like markings. This agamid has a varied coloration, typically brown or grey with darker blotches. It thrives in rocky habitats and dry scrublands, feeding on insects and plants. Known for its territorial behaviour, the starred agama is often seen basking on rocks in Corfu Town. Animals Starred Agama (Stellagama stellio) The Starred Agama (Stellagama stellio) is a robust lizard found in southeastern Europe. It measures up to 50 cm with a spiny body and a tail adorned with distinctive star-like markings. This agamid has a varied coloration, typically brown or grey with darker blotches. It thrives in rocky habitats and dry scrublands, feeding on insects and plants. Known for its territorial behaviour, the starred agama is often seen basking on rocks in Corfu Town. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The European Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax) is also known as the Mediterranean cat snake and can reach a length of up to 100cm. The species is venomous, but because it is rear-fanged (fangs are located at the back of the upper jaw), it rarely injects its venom in defensive biting and is therefore considered no threat to humans. It occurs in Corfu and other areas of Greece and can be found in open and scrubby country including beaches and open woodlands. Animals European Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax) The European Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax) is also known as the Mediterranean cat snake and can reach a length of up to 100cm. The species is venomous, but because it is rear-fanged (fangs are located at the back of the upper jaw), it rarely injects its venom in defensive biting and is therefore considered no threat to humans. It occurs in Corfu and other areas of Greece and can be found in open and scrubby country including beaches and open woodlands. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf, it is also called the domestic dog and was selectively bred from an extinct population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000 years ago and before the development of agriculture. Animals Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) The Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf, it is also called the domestic dog and was selectively bred from an extinct population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000 years ago and before the development of agriculture. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family 'Colubridae'. The species is native to Eurasia and four subspecies are recognised as being valid. Animals Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum) The Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family 'Colubridae'. The species is native to Eurasia and four subspecies are recognised as being valid. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather

The Pennant's Swimming Crab (Portumnus latipes) is a medium-sized crustacean with a broad, flattened body and large, paddle-like rear legs adapted for swimming. Its carapace is adorned with a distinctive pattern of red and brown markings. Found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, it inhabits sandy and muddy seabeds. Animals Pennant's Swimming Crab (Portumnus latipes) The Pennant's Swimming Crab (Portumnus latipes) is a medium-sized crustacean with a broad, flattened body and large, paddle-like rear legs adapted for swimming. Its carapace is adorned with a distinctive pattern of red and brown markings. Found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, it inhabits sandy and muddy seabeds. Months Seen on Corfu 🟥 Most likely 🟧 Less likely 🟨 Unlikely Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟧 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟧 Periods can vary with location and seasonal weather