Germia Park oak ("Quercetum frainetoo cerris scardicum Kras."), hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus"), sessile oak ("Quercus sessiliflora") and common beech ("Fagus sylvatica"). Five species of amphibians including fire salamander ("Salamandra salamandra") and European tree frog ("Hyla arborea"), seven species of reptiles represented by wall lizard ("Lacerta muralis") and Hermann's tortoise ("Testudo hermani"), thirty-two species of birds - golden eagle ("Aquila chrysaetos"), imperial eagle ("Aquila heliacal"), woodpecker (Picidae) and nineteen species of mammals which include European hedgehog ("Erinaceus europeus") and squirrel ("Sciurus vulgaris"). Insects compromise the largest animal group on this massif. The recreation area covers an area of 41.40.52 ha, where most of the
Dioscorea sylvatica Dioscorea sylvatica Dioscorea sylvatica ("forest elephants foot") is a species of a twining tuberous vine that is native to Africa. It is common and widespread in forest and thicket, throughout the summer rainfall areas of East and Southern Africa. It produces a distinctively flattened caudex, often with lobes that spread out. The creeping shoots grow throughout most of the year, though each will periodically die back and be replaced from the central caudex root stock. In dryer conditions it can become deciduous. The green creeping foliage can reach 4 meters or more in height. It is an extremely widespread and