According to the up-to-date checklist, the earthworm fauna of Albania consists of 31 species and subspecies, all belonging to the family Lumbricidae. Among them, four species, Dendrobaena feheri Szederjesi & Csuzdi, 2017, D. skipetarica Szederjesi & Csuzdi, 2017, Eisenia muranyii Szederjesi & Csuzdi, 2015 and Octodrilus albanicus Szederjesi & Csuzdi, 2012 are strict endemics, accompanied by the presence of further five Balkanic endemic species.
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