🇹🇲Animals recorded in Turkmenistan

Which animals have been recorded in Turkmenistan? 2,385 occurrence records cover 246 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11592253 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Common wonder gecko, Eurasian Blind Snake, Steppe Agama.

• 2,385 records
• 246 species
• 12 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Common wonder gecko, Eurasian Blind Snake, Steppe Agama. 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 Turkmenistan

	Animal	Group	Records
	Common wonder gecko Teratoscincus scincus	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	189
	Eurasian Blind Snake Xerotyphlops vermicularis	Squamata Typhlopidae	166
	Steppe Agama Trapelus sanguinolentus	Squamata Agamidae	155
	Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia	Squamata Agamidae	133
	Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus interscapularis	Squamata Agamidae	121
	Comb-toed Gecko Crossobamon eversmanni	Squamata Gekkonidae	94
	Reticulate Racerunner Eremias grammica	Squamata Lacertidae	90
	Alpine Punjab Skink Eurylepis taeniolata	Squamata Scincidae	80
	Caspian Bent-Toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius	Squamata Gekkonidae	77
	Green Toad Bufotes viridis	Amphibia Bufonidae	73
	Aralo-Caspian Racerunner Eremias intermedia	Squamata Lacertidae	60
	Secret toadhead agama Phrynocephalus mystaceus	Squamata Agamidae	58
	Central Asian Racerunner Eremias velox	Squamata Lacertidae	55
	Reticulated Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus reticulatus	Squamata Agamidae	55
	Trans-Caspian Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus raddei	Squamata Agamidae	41
	European glass lizard Pseudopus apodus	Squamata Anguidae	39
	Danatea Toad Bufotes oblongus	Amphibia Bufonidae	36
	Sunwatcher Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus helioscopus	Squamata Agamidae	32
	Striped Racerunner Eremias lineolata	Squamata Lacertidae	32
	Asian Snake-eyed Skink Ablepharus pannonicus	Squamata Scincidae	31
	Htamanthi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus russelli	Squamata Gekkonidae	31
	Dentilla dichroa	Insecta Mutillidae	27
	Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus	Amphibia Ranidae	25
	Steppe Ribbon Racer Psammophis lineolatus	Squamata Psammophiidae	24
	Southern Even-fingered Gecko Alsophylax laevis	Squamata Gekkonidae	22
	Uzbekistan Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus rossikowi	Squamata Agamidae	22
	Gold Skink Eumeces schneiderii	Squamata Scincidae	21
	Desert sand boa Eryx miliaris	Squamata Boidae	19
	Golden Grass Mabuya Heremites auratus	Squamata Scincidae	19
	Central Asia tortoise Testudo horsfieldii	Testudines Testudinidae	16
	Raveniola kopetdaghensis	Arachnida Nemesiidae	15
	Prionyx crudelis	Insecta Sphecidae	13
	Phoorsa Echis carinatus	Squamata Viperidae	13
	Redbelly Rock Agama Paralaudakia erythrogaster	Squamata Agamidae	13
	Platyceps atayevi	Squamata Colubridae	13
	Blacktail toadhead agama Phrynocephalus maculatus	Squamata Agamidae	11
	Dark-headed Dwarf Racer Eirenis persicus	Squamata Colubridae	11
	Prionyx melanotus	Insecta Sphecidae	10
	Spotted Desert Racer Platyceps karelini	Squamata Colubridae	9
	Prionyx subfuscatus	Insecta Sphecidae	8
	Merodon turkestanicus	Insecta Syrphidae	8
	Saropogon pittoproctus	Insecta Asilidae	7
	Raveniola redikorzevi	Arachnida Nemesiidae	7
	Derafshi Snake Lytorhynchus ridgewayi	Squamata Colubridae	7
	Crossopriza maculipes	Arachnida Pholcidae	7
	Artema transcaspica	Arachnida Pholcidae	6
	Central Asian Cobra Naja oxiana	Squamata Elapidae	6
	Strauch's Racerunner Eremias strauchi	Squamata Lacertidae	6
	Phragmataecia albida	Insecta Cossidae	5
	Sphecodes haladai	Insecta Halictidae	5
	Little Chinese Jird Meriones meridianus	Mammalia Muridae	5
	Turkestan Ground-Jay Podoces panderi	Aves Corvidae	5
	Pallid Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus pallidus	Mammalia Miniopteridae	5
	Prionyx macula	Insecta Sphecidae	4
	Salticus tricinctus	Arachnida Salticidae	4
	Sphecodes saxicolus	Insecta Halictidae	4
	Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema	Squamata Colubridae	4
	Sphecodes turanicus	Insecta Halictidae	4
	Canthophorus wagneri	Insecta Cydnidae	3
	Caucasian pitviper Gloydius caucasicus	Squamata Viperidae	3