ntroduction: Previous gag and env sequence  studies  placed  Polish  small  ruminant  lentiviruses  (SRLVs)  isolated  from sheep   and   goats   in   subtypes   B1,   B2,   A1,   A5,   A12,   A13,   A16–A18,   A23,   A24   and   A27.   This study   extended   the genetic/phylogenetic analysis of previously identified Polish SRLV strains by contributing long terminal repeat (LTR) sequences. Material  and  Methods: A  total  of  112  samples  were  analysed.  Phylogenetic  analyses  were  carried  out  on  the  LTR  fragment using  the  neighbour-joining,  maximum  likelihood,  and  unweighted  pair  group  method  with  arithmetic  mean  methods. Results: Polish  caprine  and  ovine  LTR  sequences  clustered  within  group  A  and  grouped  in  at  least  10  clusters  (subtypes  A1,  A5,  A12, A13, A16–A18, A23, A24 and A27). Most of the Polish strains (78%) belonged to the same subtype by the indication of the gag, env and  LTR  genomic  regions.  Discrepancies  in  affiliation  depending  on  the  particular  sequence  were  observed  in  24  (21%) strains, most of which came from mixed-species flocks where more than one SRLV genotype circulated. Sequences of the LTR reflected subtype-specific patterns. Several subtype-specific  markers  were identified, e.g. a unique substitution of T to  A in the fifth  position of  the  TATA  box  in  A17,  A27,  A20  and  B3. Conclusion: This  study  provides  valuable  insights  into  the  genetic diversity  of  SRLV  field  strains  in  Poland,  their  phylogenetic  relationships  and  their  position  in  the  recently  established  SRLV classification. Our results confirmed the existence of the ten subtypes listed and the readier emergence of new SRLV variants in mixed-species flocks.