| Cehei Pond | |
|---|---|
| Balta Cehei | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania  Sălaj County |
| Nearest city | Șimleu Silvaniei |
| Coordinates | 47°16′01″N 22°45′18″E / 47.267°N 22.755°E / 47.267; 22.755[1] |
| Area | 18.20 hectares (45.0 acres) |
| Established | 2000[2] |
Cehei Pond Nature Reserve (Romanian: Balta Cehei) is situated in north-western Romania, in Crasna river floodplain, in Sălaj County[3] and is a protected area with aquatic vegetation and fauna specific to such area.
Birds: little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), mallard (Anas platyrhinchos), great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus);
Frogs: yellow-bellied toad (Bombina veriegata), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bomina);
Reptiles: European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)[4]
The Cehei Pond represents a very favorable place for the development of highly diverse flora, with numerous rare species.
Tree species: grey willow (Salix cinerea), black alder (Alnus glutinosa), goat willow (Salix caprea);
Species of grass: Hydrocharis (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Scutellaria galericulata (Scutellaria galericulata var. epilobiifolia), Ranunculus sceleratus (Ranunculus sceleratus L.), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.), Phragmites (Phragmites australis), Typha (Typha latifolia), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.).[5]
