Обзор современной фауны пресмыкающихся Капланкырского заповедника и сопредельных территорий

Abstract

The Kaplankyr Nature Reserve and encapsulated Shasenem and Sarykamysh nature sanctuaries are located at the junction between southern and northern types of deserts. Landscape diversity in this region therefore determines the richness of the herpetofauna. A critical review of literature devoted to the study of this territory and adjacent areas shows that an inventory process has not yet been completed. Thus, based on literature data our own materials, a list of reptile species from this region was compiled comprising 25 reptile species. Phrynocephalus guttatus salsatus are excluded from the list reptiles of the reserve, as erroneously identified, while information on the landscape distribution and abundance of reptiles is presented. Based on the criteria of the IUCN (2017), the state of the herpetofauna was assessed. In the Kaplankyr nature reserve and the Sarykamysh nature reserve, species of reptiles that are quite rare for Turkmenistan are protected including Alsophylax pipiens and Gloydius halys caraganus. We recommend to attach the salt marsh Gazaklyshor (Kazakhlyshor) to the territory of the reserve located 28 km west of the KZ - Kulantakyr cluster. This site is very interesting in geological and landscape terms as it contains three species / subspecies of roundheads (Ph. guttatus salsatus, Ph. ocellatus bannikovi, and Ph. helioscopus turcomanus), including the Kazakhlyshorskaya toadhead agama Ph. guttatus salsatus one of the rarest lizards of the saline deserts of Central Asia.