Domokos Tamás szerk.: Pro Natura. A Dél-Tiszántúl természeti értékei (Békéscsaba, Munkácsy Mihály Múzeum, 1999)

THE FAUNA OF THE SOUTHERN TRANS TISZA REGION Doboz: Hygromia kovácsi Dobozi pikkelyes csiga (paratipus) Gyulavári: Helicigona banatica, bánáti csiga The present fauna of the Great Hungarian Plain, from zoogeographical point of view, belongs to the Afro-Asian fauna region of the Palaearctis (that is the area of the Sahara in Northern Africa and the areas north of it in Europe and Asia characterised by temperate climate), and dominated by steppe and water dependent species. The characteristic steppe fauna elements are found at present in the remnant patches of the ancient marsh areas (Sárrétek), in the gallery forests along the rivers' in the flood plains, in the alkali forests, steppes and also in cultivated landscapes. These areas are characterised by a less species-rich assemblage than the original fauna was, as most of the marshland fauna is extinct. The size of populations is also considerably lower. In the next chapters an outline of the fauna of the Southern Trans Tisza region will be given, and both the common and the rare, protected animal species will be listed. Snails and shells - Mollusca From the approximately 120 species the following are the most important: Roman Snail (Helix pomatia), Helix lutescens, and the endemic Hygromia kovácsi, and the introduced shell: Anodonta woodiana. The given snail species are all protected.