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Learn the wildlife of Turkmenistan

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230 species have research-grade observations in Turkmenistan on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis20
  2. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus13
  3. White Wagtail Motacilla alba12
  4. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus11
  5. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus7
  6. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis7
  7. Crested Lark Galerida cristata6
  8. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto5
  9. Rock Pigeon Columba livia5
  10. House Sparrow Passer domesticus5

Plants

  1. Harmel Peganum harmala9
  2. Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis4
  3. Osage-orange Maclura pomifera4
  4. Chinese arborvitae Platycladus orientalis4
  5. Puncture vine Tribulus terrestris3
  6. Summer Pheasant's-eye Adonis aestivalis2
  7. Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2
  8. Camel's Thorn Alhagi graecorum2
  9. Syrian Mesquite Prosopis farcta2
  10. Asian Corn Poppy Roemeria refracta2

Mammals

  1. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius11
  2. Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus7
  3. Urial Ovis vignei4
  4. Afghan Pika Ochotona rufescens2
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1
  6. Onager Equus hemionus1
  7. Hairy-footed Jerboa Dipus sagitta1
  8. Great Gerbil Rhombomys opimus1

Insects

  1. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium5
  2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui4
  3. Polyphaga saussurei4
  4. Euchloe transcaspica4
  5. Sternodes caspicus4
  6. Anthia mannerheimii4
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3
  8. Striped Hawkmoth Hyles livornica3
  9. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis2
  10. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina2

Spiders and kin

  1. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata3
  2. Mesobuthus galinae2
  3. Plexippoides flavescens1
  4. Plexippus strandi1
  5. Galeodes fumigatus1

Reptiles

  1. Steppe Agama Trapelus sanguinolentus10
  2. Secret Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus mystaceus8
  3. Afghan Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii7
  4. Rapid Racerunner Eremias velox5
  5. Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus interscapularis3
  6. Reticulate Racerunner Eremias grammica3
  7. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata3
  8. Central Asian Cobra Naja oxiana2
  9. Common Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus scincus2
  10. Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia2

Fish

  1. Zander Sander lucioperca1
  2. Wels Catfish Silurus glanis1
  3. Starostin's cave loach Paracobitis starostini1

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.