Reptiles of
Tajikistan 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Tajikistan Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Tajikistan Introduced species
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General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia bochariensis

Tajik Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 [as chernovi] Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Ananjeva, Peters & Rzepakovsky 1981 [as chernovi] Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
 
Laudakia caucasia

Caucasian Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Orlova 1979 Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Yousefkhani, Ficetola, Rastegar-Pouyani, Ananjeva, Rastegar-Pouyani & Masroor 2013
 
Laudakia lehmanni

Turkmen Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Boehme, Esser & Wagner 2013 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)
 
Phrynocephalus boettgeri

Sherabad Toad-headed Agama

Solovyeva, Dunayev, Nazarov, Bondarenko & Poyarkov 2023
 
Phrynocephalus helioscopus

Central Asian Sunwatcher

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007
 
Phrynocephalus mystaceus

Bearded Toad-headed Agama

Solovyeva, Dunayev, Nazarov, Radjabizadeh & Poyarkov 2018
 
Phrynocephalus raddei

Trans-Caspian Toad-headed Agama

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Dunayev 1996 Khosravani, Khani, Oraie & Rasyegar-Pouyani 2014 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
 
Phrynocephalus saidalievi

Konibodom Toad-headed Agama

Sattorov 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Phrynocephalus sogdianus

Tajik Toad-headed Agama

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Chernov 1948 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
 
Phrynocephalus strauchi

Fergana Valley Toad-headed Agama

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Dunayev 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus agilis

Brilliant Ground Agama

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Orlowa in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Rastegar-Pouyani 1999
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Pseudopus (Eurasian Glass Lizard)
 
Pseudopus apodus

Eurasian Glass Lizard

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Alsophylax (Asian Lowland Pygmy Geckos)
 
Alsophylax loricatus

Armored Pygmy Gecko

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sattarov 1976 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak 2003 Wermuth 1965
  *
Alsophylax tadjikiensis

Tajik Pygmy Gecko

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak 2003
Genus Crossobamon (Fringe-toed Geckos)
 
Crossobamon eversmanni

Northern Fringe-toed Gecko

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
Genus Mediodactylus (Mediterranean Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Mediodactylus russowii

Grey Thin-toed Gecko

Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak 2003 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981
Genus Tenuidactylus (Central Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Tenuidactylus bogdanovi

Tajik Thin-toed Gecko

Nazarov & Poyarkov 2013
 
Tenuidactylus caspius

Caspian Thin-toed Gecko

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981
 
Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi

Turkestan Thin-toed Gecko

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Wermuth 1965
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)
 
Eremias arguta

Kazakhstan Steppe Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Eremias grammica

Karakumy Reticulated Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974
 
Eremias intermedia

Aral-Caspian Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Simakov, Lomov & Rzhepakovskij 1985 Szczerbak 1974
 
Eremias lineolata

Khorasan Striped Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Eremias nigrocellata

Black-ocellated Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Simakov, Lomov & Rzhepakovskij 1985 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Eremias nikolskii

Kyrgyz Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003
 
Eremias regeli

Tajik Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Eremias scripta

Caspian Desert Runner

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Eremias velox

Rapid Steppe Runner

Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)
 
Ablepharus alaicus

Alai Mountain Skink

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Fuhn 1969 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Zhao & Adler 1993
  *
Ablepharus darvazi

Tajik Snake-eyed Skink

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Yeriomtchenko & Panfilov 1990
 
Ablepharus deserti

Desert Snake-eyed Skink

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Fuhn 1969 Sattarov 1976 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
 
Ablepharus pannonicus

Southwest Asian Snake-eyed Skink

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Fuhn 1969 Grossmann, Kowalski & Schillert 2013 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces princeps

Southwest Asian Long-legged Skink

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Teratoscincus (Plate-tailed Geckos)
 
Teratoscincus rustamowi

Uzbek Plate-tailed Gecko

Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
 
Teratoscincus scincus

Central Asian Plate-tailed Gecko

Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Boehme 2003 Lisle 1996

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx miliaris

Desert Sand Boa

Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Venchi & Sindaco 2007
 
Eryx tataricus

Tatary Sand Boa

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Stimson 1969 Szczerbak 2003
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe dione

Dione Rat Snake

Obst & Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Schulz 1996
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois nummifer

Coin-marked Whip Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Venchi & Sindaco 2007
 
Hemorrhois ravergieri

Mountain Whip Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon bicolor

Golden-spotted Wolf Snake

Amarasinghe, Masroor, Lalremsanga, Weerakkody, Ananjeva, Campbell, Kennedy-Gold, Bandara, Bragin, Gayan, Sharma, Sayyed, Biakzuala, Kanishka, Ganesh, Ineich, Silva, Wickramasinghe, Seneviratne, Poyarkov, Vogel & Jablonski 2023 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix tessellata

Dice Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Said-Aliev 1969 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps karelini

Spotted Desert Whip Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Schatti, Kucharzewski, Masroor & Rastegar-Pouyani 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 
Platyceps rhodorachis

Wadi Whip Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Schatti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja oxiana

Central Asian Cobra

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Vogel 2006 Wuster & Thorpe 1992 Wuster 1998
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis lineolatus

Steppe Sand Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
 
Xerotyphlops vermicularis

European Worm Snake

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Hahn 1980 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius caraganus

Karaganda Mamushi

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Dirksen & Boehme 2005 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as halys]
Genus Macrovipera (Giant Vipers)
 
Macrovipera lebetinus

Blunt-nosed Viper

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003
Genus Vipera (Typical Vipers or Adders)
 
Vipera renardi

Eastern Steppe Viper

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Nilson & Andren 2001

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)
 
Testudo horsfieldii

Steppe Tortoise

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008