This checklist presents the species and subspecies of reptiles of Central Asia, covering five countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The list follows current systematics, incorporates recent taxonomic revisions (e.g., within the genus Varanus), and includes both species- and subspecies-level taxa, with nominotypical subspecies listed explicitly where applicable.
For each taxon, presence status is recorded separately for each of the five countries (resident, introduced, unconfirmed, or absent), based on published literature and available observational records. Global conservation status follows the IUCN Red List; national conservation status, where a taxon is included in a country's Red Data Book, is recorded separately. Vernacular names in the national languages of the region are also provided.
Where an infraspecific taxon recognized in regional literature is not currently reflected in the Catalogue of Life / GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, this is explicitly noted.
The checklist was originally compiled as a taxonomic foundation for a biodiversity modelling platform projecting the distribution of Central Asian fauna through 2100 (https://wingeds.world/biodiv) — as a synthesis of scattered published data. In the course of this work, it became apparent that no consolidated, publicly available checklist of the region's fauna had existed since Soviet-era faunistic surveys.
As a result, the checklist is published on GBIF under the CC0 open license and is freely available for use by all interested parties. An online version of the list, presented in a more accessible tabular format, is available at https://wingeds.world/ca/reptile, with downloads available in CSV, JSON, and XML formats.
For most species, current species distribution modelling (SDM) results are also provided, along with projections for 2040, 2070, and 2100.
The list of species/subspecies, presence status, and conservation status per country represents a compilation of sources and is not the result of field research or original taxonomic description. The aims of the project are: species distribution modelling (SDM), assessment of presence status per country, flagging discrepancies with the Catalogue of Life, and consolidating previously scattered regional data into a single standardized, machine-readable format.
The compiler will make every effort to keep the checklist up to date. It will be revised as new data and publications become available; comments and corrections from specialists are welcome and can be submitted by email to the compiler or via the platform page.
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Этот чек-лист представляет собой список видов и подвидов рептилий Центральной Азии - и охватывает пять стран: Казахстан, Кыргызстан, Таджикистан, Туркменистан и Узбекистан.
Список следует современной систематике, учитывает недавние таксономические пересмотры (например, в роде Varanus) и включает таксоны как видового, так и подвидового ранга, с явным указанием номинативных подвидов там, где это применимо.
Для каждого таксона статус присутствия указан отдельно по каждой из пяти стран (резидент, интродуцирован, не подтверждён, отсутствует) — на основе опубликованной литературы и доступных данных наблюдений. Глобальный охранный статус приведён по классификации МСОП; национальный охранный статус, если таксон включён в Красную книгу соответствующей страны, указан отдельно. Доступны названия таксонов на национальных языках.
Если подвид, признаваемый в региональной литературе, в настоящее время не отражён в Catalogue of Life / GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, этот факт отражается в явном виде.
Первоначально чек-лист составлялся как таксономическая основа для платформы моделирования биоразнообразия Центральной Азии до 2100 года (https://wingeds.world/biodiv) - как объединение разрозненных опубликованных данных. Однако, по ходу работы над чек-листом выяснилось, что со времён советских фаунистических сводок единого и общедоступного чек-листа фауны региона не существовало.
В итоге, чек-лист опубликован в GBIF с открытой лицензий CC0 и доступен для использования всеми желающими. Онлайн-версия чек-листа со списком источников расположена по адресу: https://wingeds.world/ca/reptile
Там чек-лист представлен в более наглядном виде. Есть возможность скачать списки в форматах CSV, JSON, XML.
Для большинства видов также представлены результаты моделирования их распространения в настоящее время, а также в периоды до 2040, 2070, 2100 года.
Список видов/подвидов, статус присутствия и охранный статус по каждой стране представляет собой компиляцию источников и не является результатом полевого исследования или оригинального таксономического описания. Целью проекта являются: моделирование распространения видов (SDM), оценка статуса присутствия по каждой стране, фиксация расхождений с Catalogue of Life, а также сведение ранее разрозненных региональных данных в единый стандартизированный машиночитаемый формат.
Составитель приложит все усилия для поддержания чек-листа в актуальном состоянии. Список будет пересматриваться по мере появления новых данных и публикаций; замечания и поправки специалистов приветствуются и принимаются по почте составителя, либо на странице платформы.
Также см. чек-листы по другим таксонам:
- млекопитающие: https://doi.org/10.15468/hmrvjn
- амфибии: https://doi.org/10.15468/nq25f5
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