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🇰🇿Animals recorded in Kazakhstan

Which animals have been recorded in Kazakhstan? 3,223 occurrence records cover 958 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Spotted Toadhead Agama, Heterocerus flexuosus, Marsh Frog.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

3,223 coordinate-bearing animal records; 958 species facets.

KZ is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

212 · 721216 · 1,75411592253 · 361131 · 78367 · 130359 · 66360 · 43144 · 10229 · 10255 · 1010713444 · 311418114 · 5

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Spotted Toadhead Agama, Heterocerus flexuosus, Marsh Frog. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Kazakhstan

AnimalGroupRecords
Spotted Toadhead Agama
Phrynocephalus guttatus
Squamata
Agamidae
68
Heterocerus flexuosus Insecta
Heteroceridae
51
Marsh Frog Marsh Frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Amphibia
Ranidae
50
Common wonder gecko Common wonder gecko
Teratoscincus scincus
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
43
Skorikovia elongata Insecta
Mutillidae
43
Prionyx subfuscatus Insecta
Sphecidae
39
Chazara enervata Insecta
Nymphalidae
28
Steppe Agama Steppe Agama
Trapelus sanguinolentus
Squamata
Agamidae
21
Sunwatcher Toadhead Agama Sunwatcher Toadhead Agama
Phrynocephalus helioscopus
Squamata
Agamidae
20
Formica clara Insecta
Formicidae
19
Secret toadhead agama Secret toadhead agama
Phrynocephalus mystaceus
Squamata
Agamidae
19
Spotted Fritillary
Melitaea didyma
Insecta
Nymphalidae
19
Water Pipit Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Aves
Motacillidae
18
White Wagtail White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Aves
Motacillidae
18
Lythria venustata Insecta
Geometridae
18
Red Barbed Ant
Formica rufibarbis
Insecta
Formicidae
17
Saropogon pittoproctus Insecta
Asilidae
17
Central Asian Salamander
Ranodon sibiricus
Amphibia
Hynobiidae
16
Phragmataecia albida Insecta
Cossidae
15
Rosy Starling Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
Aves
Sturnidae
14
Euphydryas asiatica Insecta
Nymphalidae
13
Celonites montanus Insecta
Masaridae
13
Western Yellow Wagtail Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Aves
Motacillidae
13
Reticulate Racerunner Reticulate Racerunner
Eremias grammica
Squamata
Lacertidae
13
Chorthippus angulatus Insecta
Acrididae
12
Ocrisiodes acervella Insecta
Pyralidae
12
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Insecta
Nymphalidae
12
Racerunner
Eremias arguta
Squamata
Lacertidae
12
Long-legged Buzzard Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Aves
Accipitridae
12
Tree Pipit Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Aves
Motacillidae
12
Merodon smirnovi Insecta
Syrphidae
11
Coenonympha iphis Insecta
Nymphalidae
11
Apollo
Parnassius apollo
Insecta
Papilionidae
11
Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Aves
Muscicapidae
11
Boloria sipora Insecta
Nymphalidae
11
Green Toad Green Toad
Bufotes viridis
Amphibia
Bufonidae
11
Great Tit Great Tit
Parus major
Aves
Paridae
11
Eastern Bath White
Pontia edusa
Insecta
Pieridae
10
Chorthippus karelini Insecta
Acrididae
10
Gray Wagtail Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Aves
Motacillidae
10
Tuvan Toad-headed Agama
Phrynocephalus versicolor
Squamata
Agamidae
10
Red-headed Bunting Red-headed Bunting
Emberiza bruniceps
Aves
Emberizidae
10
Common Rosefinch Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Aves
Fringillidae
10
Delicate
Mythimna vitellina
Insecta
Noctuidae
10
Pied Wheatear Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Aves
Muscicapidae
10
western honey bee western honey bee
Apis mellifera
Insecta
Apidae
9
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
Insecta
Calopterygidae
9
Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama
Phrynocephalus interscapularis
Squamata
Agamidae
9
African Stonechat African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Aves
Muscicapidae
9
Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Aves
Columbidae
9
Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes coarctatus
Insecta
Vespidae
9
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Aves
Passeridae
9
Black-headed Gull Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Aves
Laridae
9
Salicarus halimodendri Insecta
Miridae
9
Gray-necked Bunting
Emberiza buchanani
Aves
Emberizidae
9
Karakumosa shmatkoi Arachnida
Lycosidae
8
Karakumosa alticeps Arachnida
Lycosidae
8
Hooded Crow Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Aves
Corvidae
8
Polistes nimpha Insecta
Eumenidae
8
Calandra Lark Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Aves
Alaudidae
8
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.