Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
844 Animal species
1,408 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered4
- Endangered5
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened27
- Least Concern372
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Siberian Stonechat
By governorate
- 513 Erbil
- 341 Duhok
- 975 Sulaymaniyah
- 70 Halabja
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianDark-headed Dwarf Racer
Eirenis nigrofasciatus
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan gecko Lorestan gecko
Hemidactylus romeshkanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianNesterov’s desert monitor Zagrosian monitor lizard
Varanus nesterovi
Halabja Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianSatunin’s Black-headed Snake
Rhynchocalamus satunini
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianUrartian Rat Snake
Elaphe urartica
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianWestern Dark-headed Dwarf Racer
Eirenis occidentalis
Duhok Not Evaluated
