Metadata

Conservation Status

Not extinct

Place of Breeding

Lesvos, eastern Greece

Synonym

Formerly a synonym of Mytilene | Agia Paraskevi

References

Kominakis, A., Tarsani, E., Hager-Theodorides, A. L., Mastranestasis, I., & Hadjigeorgiou, I. (2021). Clustering patterns mirror the geographical distribution and genetic history of Lemnos and Lesvos sheep populations. PLOS ONE, 16(3), 11–16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247787

Kugler, W. (2009). Rare Breeds and Varieties of Greece Atlas 2010 Synonyms, Occurrence, Description of Rare Breeds and Varieties in Greece. SAVE foundation. http://www.save-foundation.net/images/projekte/mittelmeer/griechenland-3.pdf

TARSANI, E., KOMINAKIS, A., & HADJIGEORGIOU, I. (Eds.). (2020). GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF THE SHEEP OF LEMNOS, LESVOS AND AGIOS EFSTRATIOS ISLANDS. Terra Lemnia Project, 1–13. https://med-ina.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Terra-Lemnia-Local-Breeds-EN.pdf