Blažova pećina

Blažova pećina is a small karst cave located on the Sinjajevina mountain in central Montenegro.

Location and Description

The cave is situated near the village of Rudanci, at an elevation of about 1,467 meters above sea level. It is formed within the limestone bedrock characteristic of the Dinaric Alps karst region.[1]

Biodiversity

Blažova pećina is the type locality for the endemic, cave-dwelling beetle Anthroherpon sinjajevina, a species belonging to the family Leiodidae.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iva-Njunjic/publication/271792987_Two_new_species_of_the_genus_Anthroherpon_Reitter_1889_from_northern_Montenegro_with_notes_on_the_A_ganglbaueri_species_group_Coleoptera_Leiodidae_Cholevinae_Leptodirini/links/54d1d0550cf28370d0e134b1/Two-new-species-of-the-genus-Anthroherpon-Reitter-1889-from-northern-Montenegro-with-notes-on-the-A-ganglbaueri-species-group-Coleoptera-Leiodidae-Cholevinae-Leptodirini.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uRG93bmxvYWQiLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
  2. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iva-Njunjic/publication/271792987_Two_new_species_of_the_genus_Anthroherpon_Reitter_1889_from_northern_Montenegro_with_notes_on_the_A_ganglbaueri_species_group_Coleoptera_Leiodidae_Cholevinae_Leptodirini/links/54d1d0550cf28370d0e134b1/Two-new-species-of-the-genus-Anthroherpon-Reitter-1889-from-northern-Montenegro-with-notes-on-the-A-ganglbaueri-species-group-Coleoptera-Leiodidae-Cholevinae-Leptodirini.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uRG93bmxvYWQiLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
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