Big Year in Kazakhstan. Reptiles and Amphibians of Kazakhstan.

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Caudata

Anura

Testudines

Sauria (Lacertilia)

Serpentes

Big Year 2021

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 2020

participants

* number inside brackets means the number of species photographed in 2021

1. Amirekul Kudaibergen (16)

2. Belyaev Alexandr (11)

3. Ishkov Leonid (8)

4. Dyakin Gennadiy (4)

5. Muravskiy Vladimir (4)

6. Saparbayev Aldiyar (4)

7. Shakula Georgiy (4)

8. Isabekov Askar (3)

9. Bazdyrev Andrey (2)

10. Bolbotov Gleb (2)

11. Kaptyonkina Alyona (1)

12. Yasko Anna (1)

all species photographed in 2021

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

1. Eastern Steppe Viper (2021-02-16)

2. Horsfield’s Tortoise (2021-02-18)

3. Rapid Racerunner (2021-03-22)

4. Green Toad (2021-03-22)

5. Reticulate Racerunner (2021-03-25)

6. Medial Racerunner (2021-03-25)

7. Halys Pit Viper (2021-04-09)

8. Dione Snake (2021-04-09)

9. European Glass Lizard (2021-04-10)

10. European Grass Snake (2021-04-16)

11. Desert Monitor (2021-04-27)

12. Steppe Agama (2021-04-27)

13. Dice Snake (2021-04-28)

14. Sunwatcher toad-headed agama (2021-04-28)

15. Turkestan Rock Gecko (2021-04-29)

16. Transcaspian Bent-Toed Gecko (2021-05-01)

17. Common Toad (2021-05-02)

18. European Pond Turtle (2021-05-13)

19. Marsh Frog (2021-05-15)

20. Bedriaga's Toadhead Agama (2021-05-30)

21. Tartar Sand Boa (2021-05-31)

22. Steppe Ribbon Snake (2021-05-31)

23. Xinjang Toad (2021-06-27)

24. Moor Frog (2021-07-01)

25. Sand Lizard (2021-07-18)

26. Racerunner (2021-07-24)

27. Viviparous Lizard (2021-07-28)

28. Caspian Straight-fingered Gecko (2021-07-28)

29. Spotted Wipe Snake (2021-08-19)

30. Caspian Bent-Toed Gecko (2021-08-22)

31. Secret Toadhead Agama (2021-09-16)

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...