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Prague, which is the capital of the Czech Republic, occupies 496 km2 and has a population of 1.2 million people. This chapter describes the vertebrate fauna of Prague, excluding birds, which are discussed in the book Birds in European Cities. A total of 53 species of lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) and fish (Actinopterygii) have been recorded in Prague, which constitutes 72 % of all the recorded species in the Czech Republic. Of the 21 amphibian species (Amphibia) that are known to occur in the Czech Republic, 11 (52 %) have been found in the city. Of the 12 reptile species (Reptilia) that are known to occur in the Czech Republic, 8 (50 %) have been found in the city. A total of 58 mammal species (Mammalia) have been found in Prague, which is 67 % of all mammal species in the Czech Republic.

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  1. Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Dr. Karel Št’astný, Ing. Milič Solský, Prof. Dr. Lubomír Hanel & Ing. Jiří Vojar Ph.D.

  2. Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Červený

  3. Department of Development of Public Space, Prague City Hall, Mariánské nám. 2, 110 01, Prague 1, Czech Republic

    Ing. Jiří Rom

  4. Faculty of Education, Department of Biology and Environmental Education, Charles University Prague, M. D. Rettigové 47/4, 116 39, Prague 1, Czech Republic

    Ing. Jan Andreska Ph.D.

  5. Poznanská 445/13, 181 00, Prague 8, Czech Republic

    Karel Kerouš

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Št’astný, K. et al. (2015). Prague. In: Kelcey, J. (eds) Vertebrates and Invertebrates of European Cities:Selected Non-Avian Fauna. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1698-6_5

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