Big Year in Kazakhstan. Reptiles and Amphibians of Kazakhstan.

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Caudata

Anura

Testudines

Sauria (Lacertilia)

Serpentes

Big Year 2020

The winner will submit the pictures of the largest number of bird species taken on the territory of Kazakhstan during this year.

You can see previous years competitions results here: 2018 2019

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2020

1. Shakula Georgiy (26)

2. Belyaev Alexandr (19)

3. Ishkov Leonid (10)

4. Isabekov Askar (7)

5. Amirekul Kudaibergen (5)

6. Bolbotov Gleb (2)

7. Dyakin Gennadiy (2)

8. Iskakova Ainur (2)

9. Kalyuzhnov Viktor (2)

10. Muravskiy Vladimir (2)

11. Andrussenko Konstantin (1)

12. Iceberg Hera (1)

13. Saparbayev Aldiyar (1)

14. malkov yuriy (1)

all species photographed in 2020

* in order of appearance (number inside brackets means the date of first record "month-day" )

1. Alaian Lidless Skink (2020-03-01)

2. Eastern Steppe Viper (2020-03-01)

3. Medial Racerunner (2020-03-13)

4. Reticulate Racerunner (2020-03-16)

5. Rapid Racerunner (2020-03-17)

6. Desert Lidless Skink (2020-04-03)

7. Marsh Frog (2020-04-05)

8. Sand Lizard (2020-04-05)

9. Dione Snake (2020-04-22)

10. Transcaspian Bent-Toed Gecko (2020-04-23)

11. Xinjang Toad (2020-04-23)

12. Spotted Wipe Snake (2020-05-01)

13. European Grass Snake (2020-05-03)

14. European Pond Turtle (2020-05-05)

15. Steppe Agama (2020-05-12)

16. Alferaki’Toadhead Agama (2020-05-12)

17. Green Toad (2020-05-17)

18. European Glass Lizard (2020-05-19)

19. Racerunner (2020-05-19)

20. Horsfield’s Tortoise (2020-05-20)

21. Dice Snake (2020-05-21)

22. Caspian Straight-fingered Gecko (2020-05-22)

23. Tartar Sand Boa (2020-05-23)

24. Striped Racerunner (2020-05-24)

25. Turkestan Plate-tailed Gecko (2020-05-24)

26. Secret Toadhead Agama (2020-05-25)

27. Steppe Ribbon Snake (2020-05-26)

28. Halys Pit Viper (2020-05-27)

29. Sunwatcher toad-headed agama (2020-06-10)

30. Desert Monitor (2020-06-18)

31. Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama (2020-06-19)

32. Sand Racerunner (2020-06-19)

33. Viviparous Lizard (2020-08-14)

Big Year 2025

1. Azat Nurgali (15)
2. Gennadiy Dyakin (3)
3. Qanatbek Kenzhegulov (3)
4. Katya Tsekhmister (2)
5. Pavel A (2)
6. Aldiyar Saparbayev (1)
7. Anna Yasko (1)

rare species records

Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)

© yuriy malkov
2014-08-21

First record in Kostanai oblast.

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recent video

2024-04-12. Horsfield’s Tortoise (Viktoriya Zvyaginceva).

2020-05-29. Marsh Frog (Georgiy Shakula), Dice Snake (Georgiy Shakula).

2019-11-24. Medial Racerunner (Georgiy Shakula).

2019-04-30. Dione Snake (Andrei Kuryashkin).

2019-03-13. Desert Monitor (Marina Chirikova), Desert Monitor (Marina Chirikova).

2019-01-01. Halys Pit Viper (Andrei Kuryashkin).

unidentified species

2025-05-29

Геннадий Дякин: У меня она тоже есть с Сорбулака, но не выкладываю, потому что некуда.

2025-05-29

Владимир Колбинцев: А перевести к нужному таксону?

2025-04-23

Юрий Малков: Спасибо Марк.

2024-12-06

Канатбек Кенжегулов: Красноухая водяная черепаха, надо бы включить в список. Не думаю, что кто-то передо мной выпустил черепаху в море, в ноябре, в агрессивную среду [....]

2024-10-28

Андрей Коваленко: Быстрая ящурка.

more unidentified species...