Literature survey, bibliographic analysis and a taxonomic catalogue of subterranean fauna from Portugal
A bibliographic analysis of the hypogean biological studies in Portugal here is made, compiling 138 publications related to the subterranean invertebrate fauna, since its begining in 1870 until November 2012.A catalogue of hypogean endemic taxa is provided, listing 27 troglobionts and 63 stygobionts, described to be obligate hypogean and endemic fr