Area of habitat maps for amphibians and reptiles of Italy

Area of Habitat (AOH) maps reveal the distribution of the habitat available to the species within their geographic range. Information on the distribution of species’ habitats can help identify sites where viable populations of a species are found. We produced high resolution (100 m), freely accessible global area of habitat maps for 60 species of reptiles and amphibians distributed in Italy, which represent 60% of all Italian amphibian and reptile species. AOH maps can be used as a reference for conservation planning and can help monitoring habitat loss, which is known to be a major threat to many reptile and amphibian species in Europe.