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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acanthobrama centisquama
|
Acanthobrama centisquama |
Fishes |
Syria, Turkey |
2. |
Ala Balik
|
Salmo platycephalus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
3. |
Amygdalus korshinskyi
|
Amygdalus korshinskyi |
Plants |
Turkey |
4. |
Anatolia Lycian Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra antalyana |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
5. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
6. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Aphanius transgrediens
|
Aphanius transgrediens |
Fishes |
Turkey |
8. |
Aphanius splendens
|
Aphanius splendens |
Fishes |
Turkey |
9. |
Aphanius burduricus
|
Aphanius burduricus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
10. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
11. |
Arctodiaptomus burduricus
|
Arctodiaptomus burduricus |
Crustaceans |
Turkey |
12. |
Asia Minor Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus xanthoprymnus |
Mammals |
Armenia, Iran, Turkey |
13. |
Asiatic Lion
|
Panthera leo persica |
Mammals |
Turkey to India |
14. |
Atif's Lycian Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra atifi |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
15. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
16. |
Barbatula tschaiyssuensis
|
Barbatula tschaiyssuensis |
Fishes |
Turkey |
17. |
Barbatula simavica
|
Barbatula simavica |
Fishes |
Turkey |
18. |
Barbatula seyhanensis
|
Barbatula seyhanensis |
Fishes |
Turkey |
19. |
Barbatula samantica
|
Barbatula samantica |
Fishes |
Turkey |
20. |
Barbatula eregliensis
|
Barbatula eregliensis |
Fishes |
Turkey |
21. |
Barbus chantrei
|
Barbus chantrei |
Fishes |
Syria, Turkey |
22. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
|
23. |
Bastard Sturgeon
|
Acipenser nudiventris |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, China, Georgia (Eurasia), Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Turkey |
24. |
Bay Lycian Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra billae |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
25. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
26. |
Black Sea Viper
|
Vipera pontica |
Reptiles |
Turkey |
27. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
28. |
Black-winged Pratincole
|
Glareola nordmanni |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
29. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
30. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
31. |
Brandt's Hamster
|
Mesocricetus brandti |
Mammals |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Russia, Turkey |
32. |
Bronze Whaler
|
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
33. |
Bulgarian Emerald
|
Somatochlora borisi |
Insects |
Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey |
34. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
35. |
Capoeta antalyensis
|
Capoeta antalyensis |
Fishes |
Turkey |
36. |
Caucasian Black Grouse
|
Tetrao mlokosiewiczi |
Birds |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Turkey |
37. |
Caucasian Salamander
|
Mertensiella caucasica |
Amphibians |
Georgia (Eurasia), Turkey |
38. |
Caucasian Viper
|
Vipera kaznakovi |
Reptiles |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
39. |
Cerambyx Longicorn
|
Cerambyx cerdo |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
40. |
Chondrostoma meandrense
|
Chondrostoma meandrense |
Fishes |
Turkey |
41. |
Chondrostoma kinzelbachi
|
Chondrostoma kinzelbachi |
Fishes |
Syria, Turkey |
42. |
Chondrostoma beysehirense
|
Chondrostoma beysehirense |
Fishes |
Turkey |
43. |
Cicek Minnow
|
Acanthorutilus handlirschi |
Fishes |
Turkey |
44. |
Cinereous Bunting
|
Emberiza cineracea |
Birds |
Eritrea, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen |
|
45. |
Cinereous Vulture
|
Aegypius monachus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Cobitis turcica
|
Cobitis turcica |
Fishes |
Turkey |
47. |
Cobitis puncticulata
|
Cobitis puncticulata |
Fishes |
Turkey |
48. |
Cobitis levantina
|
Cobitis levantina |
Fishes |
Libya, Syria, Turkey |
49. |
Cobitis bilseli
|
Cobitis bilseli |
Fishes |
Turkey |
50. |
Coenagrion syriacum
|
Coenagrion syriacum |
Insects |
Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
51. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
52. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
53. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
54. |
Cyprian Wild Sheep
|
Ovis orientalis |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
55. |
Dahl's Jird
|
Meriones dahli |
Mammals |
Armenia, Turkey |
56. |
Dalmatian Pelican
|
Pelecanus crispus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
57. |
Darevsky's Viper
|
Vipera darevskii |
Reptiles |
Armenia, Turkey |
58. |
Dark-winged Groundling
|
Brachythemis fuscopalliata |
Insects |
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey |
59. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
60. |
Dere Kayasi
|
Gobio hettitorum |
Fishes |
Turkey |
61. |
Desert Monitor
|
Varanus griseus |
Reptiles |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
62. |
Dhole
|
Cuon alpinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Middle East |
63. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
64. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
65. |
Euphrates Jerboa
|
Allactaga euphratica |
Mammals |
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey |
66. |
Euphrates Softshell Turtle
|
Rafetus euphraticus |
Reptiles |
Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey |
|
67. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
68. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
69. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
70. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
71. |
European Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus citellus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
72. |
European Marbled Polecat
|
Vormela peregusna |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
73. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
74. |
Fazil Lycian Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra fazilae |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
75. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
76. |
Fire Salamander
|
Salamandra infraimmaculata |
Amphibians |
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
77. |
Flueggea anatolica
|
Flueggea anatolica |
Plants |
Turkey |
78. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
79. |
Giant Devilray
|
Mobula mobular |
Fishes |
Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Turkey |
80. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
81. |
Giant Sturgeon
|
Huso huso |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
82. |
Goitered Gazelle
|
Gazella subgutturosa |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
83. |
Golden Hamster
|
Mesocricetus auratus |
Mammals |
Syria, Turkey |
84. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
85. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
86. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
87. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
88. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
|
89. |
Hemigrammocapoeta kemali
|
Hemigrammocapoeta kemali |
Fishes |
Turkey |
90. |
Kerch Black Sea Shad
|
Alosa immaculata |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Georgia (Eurasia), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
91. |
Knipowitschia mermere
|
Knipowitschia mermere |
Fishes |
Turkey |
92. |
Knipowitschia ephesi
|
Knipowitschia ephesi |
Fishes |
Turkey |
93. |
Krueper's Nuthatch
|
Sitta krueperi |
Birds |
Georgia (Eurasia), Greece, Turkey |
94. |
Lacerta clarkorum
|
Lacerta clarkorum |
Reptiles |
Georgia (Eurasia), Turkey |
95. |
Large-headed Water Snake
|
Natrix megalocephala |
Reptiles |
Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
96. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
97. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
98. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
99. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
100. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
101. |
Long-clawed Mole Vole
|
Prometheomys schaposchnikowi |
Mammals |
Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
102. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
103. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
104. |
Luciobarbus capito
|
Luciobarbus capito |
Fishes |
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
105. |
Luschan's Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra luschani |
Amphibians |
Greece, Turkey |
106. |
Lycaena ottomanus
|
Lycaena ottomanus |
Insects |
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey |
107. |
Marbled Teal
|
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
108. |
Marmaris Salamander
|
Lyciasalamandra flavimembris |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
109. |
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus euryale |
Mammals |
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
110. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
|
111. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
112. |
Mount Bulgar Viper
|
Vipera bulgardaghica |
Reptiles |
Turkey |
113. |
Mountain Viper
|
Vipera albizona |
Reptiles |
Turkey |
114. |
Niphargus valachicus
|
Niphargus valachicus |
Crustaceans |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey |
115. |
Northern Bald Ibis
|
Geronticus eremita |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
116. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
117. |
Onychogomphus macrodon
|
Onychogomphus macrodon |
Insects |
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
118. |
Onychogomphus assimilis
|
Onychogomphus assimilis |
Insects |
Armenia, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
119. |
Orontes Spotted Bleak
|
Alburnus orontis |
Fishes |
Syria, Turkey |
120. |
Orthrias tschaiyssuensis
|
Orthrias tschaiyssuensis |
Fishes |
Turkey |
121. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
122. |
Phoxinellus anatolicus
|
Phoxinellus anatolicus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
123. |
Polyommatus dama
|
Polyommatus dama |
Insects |
Turkey |
124. |
Potamon setiger
|
Potamon setiger |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
125. |
Potamon rhodium
|
Potamon rhodium |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
126. |
Potamon potamios
|
Potamon potamios |
Crustaceans |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
127. |
Potamon ibericum
|
Potamon ibericum |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
128. |
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus
|
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
129. |
Pseudophoxinus fahirae
|
Pseudophoxinus fahirae |
Fishes |
Turkey |
130. |
Pseudophoxinus egridiri
|
Pseudophoxinus egridiri |
Fishes |
Turkey |
131. |
Pseudophoxinus crassus
|
Pseudophoxinus crassus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
132. |
Pseudophoxinus battalgili
|
Pseudophoxinus battalgili |
Fishes |
Turkey |
|
133. |
Pyrus serikensis
|
Pyrus serikensis |
Plants |
Turkey |
134. |
Red Chaser
|
Libellula pontica |
Insects |
Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Turkey |
135. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
136. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
137. |
Red-footed Falcon
|
Falco vespertinus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
138. |
Resowska Shemaja
|
Alburnus schischkovi |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Turkey |
139. |
Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse
|
Myomimus roachi |
Mammals |
Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey |
140. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
141. |
Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard
|
Acanthodactylus schreiberi |
Reptiles |
Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey |
142. |
Semi-collared Flycatcher
|
Ficedula semitorquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
143. |
Siraz Baligi
|
Capoeta pestai |
Fishes |
Turkey |
144. |
Siraz Baliginin Capoeta
|
Capoeta bergamae |
Fishes |
Turkey |
145. |
Slender-billed Curlew
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
146. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
147. |
Squalius anatolicus
|
Squalius anatolicus |
Fishes |
Turkey |
148. |
Star Sturgeon
|
Acipenser stellatus |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
149. |
Sterlet
|
Acipenser ruthenus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
150. |
Strandzha Minnow
|
Phoxinus strandjae |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Turkey |
151. |
Strauch's Spotted Newt
|
Neurergus strauchii |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
152. |
Striped Hyena
|
Hyaena hyaena |
Mammals |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe |
153. |
Strongylognathus kervillei
|
Strongylognathus kervillei |
Insects |
Turkey |
154. |
Turkish Frog
|
Rana holtzi |
Amphibians |
Turkey |
|
155. |
Turkish Red Damsel
|
Ceriagrion georgifreyi |
Insects |
Greece, Syria, Turkey |
156. |
Wagner's Viper
|
Vipera wagneri |
Reptiles |
Turkey |
157. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
158. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
159. |
Wild Common Carp
|
Cyprinus carpio |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
160. |
Wild Goat
|
Capra aegagrus |
Mammals |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
161. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
162. |
Yellow Spotted Newt
|
Neurergus crocatus |
Amphibians |
Iran, Iraq, Turkey |
163. |
Zerynthia caucasica
|
Zerynthia caucasica |
Insects |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Turkey |