Angel Dyugmedzhiev

Personal information

Contacts

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Tzar Osvoboditel № 1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mails: angel_diugmedjiev@abv.bg

Curriculum vitae

Date and place of birth: 10.02.1985, Sofia

Nationality: Bulgarian

Education:
2004-2009: Bachelor in Ecology and environmental protection, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".
2009-2013: Master in Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". Master thesis: "Ecological studies of the adder Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758) of Vitosha".
2015-2018: Ph.D student, National Museum of Natural History- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. PhD thesis: "Spatial ecology of the nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) in western Bulgaria".

Knowledge and skills:
Languages: English – very good
Computer skills: MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access); moderate experience with statistical software (Statistica 7.
Driving licence: category "B" and "A".

Current positions:
Chief Assistant at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Research interests

Ecology, behaviour and conservation of amphibians and reptiles.

Publications

Stanchev, N., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Stanchev, M., Lazarkevich, I., Naumov, B. 2023. New data on the distribution of Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes) in Bulgaria. Historia naturalis bulgarica 45 (1): 1-4.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Naumov, B., Tzankov, N. 2022. Sex- and age-related variations in seasonal and circadian activity of the Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758). Belgian Journal of Zoology 152: 139-156.

Slavchev, M., Vergilov, V., Dyugmedzhiev, A. 2022. Pelobates fuscus (Common Spadefoot Toad) and Pelophylax ridibundus (Marsh Frog). Interspecific amplexus. Herpetological Review 53 (3): 474.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Andonov, K., Todorov, V., Martínez del Mármol, G., Stanchev, N. 2022. A possible case of syntopy between Bitis arietans and Daboia mauritanica based on new reptile localities in southwestern Morocco. Herpetology Notes 15: 33-46.

Dyugmedzhiev, A.V., Andonov, K.I., Slavchev, M.L. 2021. Further insights on the nocturnal activity of the Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Viperidae) in Bulgaria: first observation in October. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 73 (4): 633-636.

Vergilov, V., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Georgieva, S., Slavchev, M. 2021. A case of Emys orbicularis (L.) feeding on newts from Bulgaria. Historia naturalis bulgarica 43 (2): 25-27.

Dyugmedzhiev, A.V. 2021. First ever records of crepuscular and nocturnal activity of the Caspian Whip Snake Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789). North-Western Journal of Zoology 17 (1): 153-154.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Naumov, B., Tzankov, N. 2021. Thermal ecology of the Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)) under natural conditions. North-Western Journal of Zoology 17 (1): 44-56.

Dyugmedzhiev, A. 2020. Tail vibration – a rare newly described defensive behaviour of the aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768).

Naumov, B.Y., Popgeorgiev, G.S., Dyugmedzhiev, A.V., Beshkov, V.A. 2020. On the maximum sizes in snake species (Reptilia: Serpentes) from Bulgaria. Ecologia Balkanica 12 (2): 13-20.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Andonov, K., Popgeorgiev, G., Naumov, B., Kornilev, Y.V. 2020. Crepuscular and nocturnal activity of the Nose-horned viper, Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) is more common than previously reported. Herpetozoa 33, 165-169.

Dyugmedzhiev, A.V., Popgeorgiev, G.S., Tzankov, N.D., Naumov, B.Y. 2020. Population estimates of the Nose-horned Viper Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Viperidae) from five populations in Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 72 (3), 397-407.

Andonov, K., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Lukanov, S., Slavchev, M., Vacheva, E., Stanchev, N., Popgeorgiev, G., Duhalov, D., Kornilev, Y.V., Nedeltcheva-Antonova, D., Naumov, B. 2020. Analyses of skin secretions of Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Serpentes), with focus on the complex compounds and their possible role in the chemical communication. Molecules 25 (16), 3622.

Popgeorgiev, G., Naumov, B. Kornilev, Y.V. Vergilov, V., Slavchev, M., Lukanov, S., Dyugmegdzhiev, A., Stoyanov, A., Dobrev, D., Tzankov, N. 2019. Diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the Bulgarian part of the lower Danube. In: Shurulinkov, P., Hubenov, Z., Beshkov, S., Popgeorgiev, G. (Eds.). Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 283-314.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Slavchev, M., Naumov, B. 2019. Emergence and dispersal of snakes after syntopic hibernation. Herpetozoa 32, 149-157.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Tzankov, N., Naumov, B.Y. 2018. A case of abnormal pregnancy in Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Viperidae) from Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 70 (2), 277-282.

Dyugmedzhiev, A., Tzankov, N., Natchev, N., Naumov, B.Y. 2018. A non-traumatic multi-operational method for individual documentation and identification of nose-horned vipers (Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata, Viperidae)) allows reliable recognition of recaptured specimens. Biharean Biologist 12 (2), 92-96.

Tzankov N., Popgeorgiev G., Naumov B., Stoyanov A., Kornilev Y., Petrov B., Dyugmedzhiev A., Vergilov V., Draganova R., Lukanov S., Westerström A. 2014. Identification guide of the amphibians and reptiles in Vitosha Nature Park. Directorate of Vitosha Nature Park, Sofia, pp. 248. (in Bulgarian)

Affiliation

Department

Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology

Division

Community Ecology and Conservation Biology

Research group

Conservation Biology

History

Member for

6 years 12 weeks