An update on the Early Pleistocene herpetofauna from Pirro Nord

The preliminary analysis of thousands of newly collected remains of amphibian and reptiles from the Early Pleistocene locality of Pirro Nord allows updating the former faunal list. Amember of the family Pelobatidae, referred to Pelobates sp., is reported for the first time in southern Italy. A few cranial elements support the previous identification of the snakesHierophis viridiflavus andNatrix natrix.The finding of few anguid remains in layers with evidences for the presence ofNeogene fossilsmixed with Pleistocene ones, casts doubt on the age of the single Pseudopus remain reported in a previous study. On the whole, these new materials confirm and strengthen the uniqueness of theGargano herpetofaunistic assemblages in terms of number of remains, preservation, diversity, and therefore informativeness.