Uzbekistan
Freshwater fish known only from Uzbekistan include the Fergana Stone Loach Triplophysa ferganaensis (ResearchGate), the Sokh Stone Loach Triplophysa daryoae (ZooKeys), and the stone loaches Dzihunia ilan (p. 4 of zin.ru pdf) and Dzihunia pseudoamudarjensis (PLAZI).
Endemic reptiles include the even-fingered geckos Alsophylax ferganensis
(ResearchGate)
and Alsophylax emilia
(ResearchGate).
Butterflies restricted to Uzbekistan include Hyponephele murzini
(rusinsects.com),
Karanasa hoffmanni
(rusinsects.com)
(redbook.uz
WM),
Paralasa styx
(rusinsects.com),
Melitaea acraeina
(redbook.uz
WM),
and Melitaea permuta (rusinsects.com).
Endemic
moths include a flower moth Scythris
deserticola (fig. 6 at ResearchGate)
and a cossid moth Cossulus
nikiforoviorum (GBIF).
Other endemic insects include a grasshopper Conophyma turkestanicum (SZMN WM), a katydid Platycleis turanica (OSF), a longhorn beetle Neoplocaederus danilevskyi (ResearchGate), the click beetles Melanotus mamillanus (Elateridae) and Reitterelater kovalenkoi (GBIF), a ground beetle Carabus zarudnyi (redbook.uz WM), an earth-boring dung beetle Lethrus marakandicus (zin.ru), a darkling beetle Colposcelis khudaybergani (PLAZI), a jewel beetle Acmaeoderella zeravshanica (zin.ru), a soft-winged flower beetle Hypebaeina andreevae (SZMN WM), a rove beetle Lesteva somsa (ResearchGate), a weevil Gymnetron propinquum (BHL), a hover fly Eumerus ryzhi (ResearchGate), the ants Alloformica flavicornis (AntWiki) and Leptanilla alexandri (p. 4 of AntWeb WM pdf), the bees Colletes uzbekus (GBIF) and Andrena ahenea (ZooKeys), and the wasps Dinetus rakhimovi (GBIF) and Eumenes selisi (PLAZI).
Other
endemic invertebrates include the jumping
spiders Logunyllus
tamdybulak (fig. 213 at ResearchGate)
and Logunyllus
bucharensis (salticidae.org
WM), a tree trunk spider Hersiliola
esyunini (GBIF),
the wolf spiders Zyuzicosa
gigantea (ResearchGate)
and Karakumosa gromovi
(GBIF),
the scorpions Orthochirus
feti (p. 13 of František
Kovarík WM pdf) and Mesobuthus nenilini
(ResearchGate)
and Mesobuthus
barszczevskii (PLAZI), a solifuge Gylippus ferganensis
(solpugid.com
WM),
a harvestman Phalangium
gromovi (ResearchGate),
a millipede Jaxartes
zachvatkini (ResearchGate),
a centipede Taschkentia
parthorum (GBIF),
a woodlouse Hemilepistus
magnus (iNaturalist),
a
cave-dwelling copepod Bryocyclops
jankowskajae (ResearchGate),
the snails Levantina
longinqua (GBIF)
and Armiger
khoresmicus (fig. 1G on p. 78 of ZMMU
pdf), the
Arkhangelsk Spring Snail Valvatamnicola
archangelskii (redbook.uz
WM),
and
the Kokand Freshwater Clam Colletopterum
kokandicum (redbook.uz
WM).
A family of termite nest inhabiting woodlice, the
Turanoniscidae (iNaturalist)
(vk.com
WM),
consists of a single species known only from Uzbekistan.
About 301 vascular plant species are unique to Uzbekistan including Iris magnifica (iNaturalist),
Juno hippolyti (plantarium.ru),
Tulipa
intermedia (plantarium.ru),
Tulipa
butkovii (IUCN),
Calispepla aegacanthoides
(plantarium.ru),
Moluccella bucharica
(IUCN),
Allium sunhangii
(PhytoKeys),
Dianthus
uzbekistanicus (plantarium.ru),
Salvia korolkovii (plantarium.ru),
Lagochilus olgae
(plantarium.ru),
Acantholimon nuratavicum
(p. 5 of sgp.uz
pdf), Dracocephalum
nuratavicum (plantarium.ru),
Paraeremostachys
anisochila (plantarium.ru),
Fritillaria baisunensis
(plantarium.ru), Aulacospermum multicaule (ResearchGate), Cousinia adenophora
(Wikispecies),
Plocama
alshehbazii (ResearchGate),
Echinops
babatagensis (p. 307 of ResearchGate
pdf), Ribes malvifolium (plantarium.ru), Komarovia
anisosperma (ResearchGate),
Eremurus nuratavicus
(ResearchGate),
Ranunculus tojibaevii
(PhytoKeys),
Primula hissarica
(fig. L at ResearchGate),
Hedysarum nuratense
(plantarium.ru),
Otostegia buharica
(ResearchGate),
Astragalus
zaaminensis (p. 7 of zobodat
pdf), Parrya tojibaevii
(ResearchGate),
and Astragalus nuratensis
(plantarium.ru).
Endemic vascular plant genera include Calispepla (plantarium.ru), Komaroviopsis (ResearchGate) (plantarium.ru), Kamelinia (plantarium.ru) (ResearchGate), and Kuramosciadium (plantarium.ru) (ResearchGate).
Fungi known only from Uzbekistan include Rigidoporus juniperinus
(fig. 98 at ResearchGate),
Antrodia uzbekistanica
(ResearchGate),
and Subantrodia
uzbekistanica (ResearchGate).
Portions of Uzbekistan are included in the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). Important terrestrial ecoregions include the Gissaro-Alai Open Woodlands (EoE), the Alai-Western Tian Shan Steppe (EoE), the Central Asian Southern Desert (EoE) and the Central Asian Northern Desert (EoE). For more information on the country's endemic animals and plants see the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (CBD WM pdf).