Tajikistan
Reptiles unique to Tajikistan include the Darvaz Snake-eyed Skink Ablepharus darvazi (Reptile Database) (iNaturalist) and the Tajik Even-fingered Gecko Alsophylax tadjikiensis (Google Books) (iNaturalist).
The Karakul Stone Loach Triplophysa lacusnigri (nature-images.eu WM) (IUCN) is a freshwater fish found nowhere else.
Butterflies known only from Tajikistan include Chazara rangontavica (Satyrinae of the W. Palearctic WM), Karanasa straminea (rusinsects.com), Hyponephele nurisha (GBIF), Plebejus aleremiticus (figs. 13-18 at zobodat pdf), Satyrium zabirovi (figs. 5 & 6 on p. 4 of entom.narod.ru pdf), and Paralasa ida (rusinsects.com). Endemic moths include a tiger moth Tajigyna gansoni (SZMN WM), a looper moth Archedontia agnesae (GBIF), a cossid moth Cossulus darvazi (GBIF), a tussock moth Euproctis kogistana (SZMN WM), and several owlet moths: Dasypolia rjabovi (SZMN WM), Ostheldera kondara (SZMN WM), and Lophoterges transiens (SZMN WM).
Other endemic insects include the longhorn beetles Phytoecia kubani (iNaturalist) and Mallosiola regina (BioLib) and Miniprionus pavlovskii (zin.ru), a jewel beetle Anthaxia kryzhanovskii (zin.ru), the scarabs Hemictenius kryzhanovskii (SZMN WM) and Lethrus asmodeus (cyberleninka.ru), a click beetle Melanotus hissaricus (Elateridae), the ground beetles Singilis makarovi (ZooKeys) and Carabus tadzhikistanus (insecta.pro WM), a long-toed water beetle Dryops renateae (GBIF), a bark beetle Cynanchophagus cornutus (p. 4 of zin.ru pdf), the grasshoppers Conophyma stebaevi (SZMN WM) and Tadzhikia pavlovskii (p. 100 of hifzitabiat.tj WM pdf), a katydid Pravdiniana mira (SZMN WM), the hoverflies Rohdendorfia khakimovi (GBIF) and Eumerus muratovi (ResearchGate), a bee Eremaphanta zhelochovtsevi (p. 15 of Atlas Hymenoptera WM pdf), a cuckoo wasp Chrysis chalybeia (ResearchGate), and an ant Lasius nigrescens (GBIF), .
Endemic
spiders include Pireneitega
zonsteini
(ZooKeys),
Gorbiscape gorbachevi
(GBIF),
Synaphosus saidovi
(GBIF),
Karakumosa reshetnikovi
(ResearchGate),
Trachelas crewsae
(GBIF),
Spinozodium denisi
(GBIF),
and Platnick sanglok
(GBIF).
Other endemic invertebrates include the harvestmen Homolophus
chevrizovi (GBIF)
and Pamiropilio
tsurusakii (fig. 38 at ResearchGate),
a scorpion Olivierus
intermedius (ResearchGate),
a millipede Hyleoglomeris
bohaci (KMK
pdf), a centipede Krateraspis sselivanovi (GBIF), the amphipods Tadzocrangonyx
schizurus (ResearchGate)
and Gammarus martynovi
(ResearchGate),
and several freshwater snails: Lymnaea
tengriana (fig. 2F on p. 67 of ZMMU
pdf), Nurekia
triculiformis (figs. Q-R at ResearchGate),
Melanoides
shahdaraensis (p. 22 of hifzitabiat.tj
WM
pdf),
Cincinna pamirensis
(p. 13 of zin.ru
pdf),
and
Tadzhikamnicola likharevi
(p. 20 of
hifzitabiat.tj
WM
pdf).
Among over 800 vascular plant species unqiue to Tajikistan include Anemone bucharica (iNaturalist),
Dionysia
involucrata (ResearchGate),
a dogwood
Cornus darvasica (GardenBreizh WM), Allium hissaricum (plantarium.ru)
and Allium kwakense
(p. 109 of ResearchGate
pdf),
the irises Iris
zaprjagajewii (Wildbulbs WM)
and Iris tadshikorum
(AIS),
Scutellaria schugnanica
(plantarium.ru),
Cousinia grigoriewii
(Internet
Archive),
Fessia vvedenskyi
(POWO),
Fritillaria regelii
(iNaturalist),
Ungernia tadschicorum
(plantarium.ru),
Tragopogon alaicus
and Primula lactiflora
(both on Plate 1 of ResearchGate
pdf), Astragalus zaaminensis
(p. 7 of zobodat
pdf), Ferula
koso-poljanskyi (plantarium.ru),
Eremurus micranthus
(p.
453 of
hifzitabiat.tj
WM
pdf),
a pear Pyrus cajon
(iNaturalist),
Scorzonera tadshikorum
(plantarium.ru),
Gagea villosula
(plantarium.ru),
and Tulipa
praestans (IUCN).
Catenulina (GBIF)
is an endemic genus. Kafirnigania
(Rufford)
(Internet
Archive)
is also sometimes recognized as an endemic genus.
Non-vascular plants known only from Tajikistan include the
mosses Bryum
pamiricomucronatum
(GBIF)
and Hydrogonium
mamatkulovii (GBIF).
Portions
of Tajikistan are included in the Gissaro-Alai Open
Woodlands terrestrial ecoregion (EoE)
and the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM).
For an overview of Tajikistan's animals
and plants see the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (CBD).