Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
499 Animal species
1,409 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered6
- Endangered3
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened30
- Least Concern377
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Middle East Blind Mole Rat
By governorate
- 519 Erbil
- 344 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 amphibian
Kurdistan gecko Lorestan gecko
Hemidactylus romeshkanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Nesterov’s desert monitor Zagrosian monitor lizard
Varanus nesterovi
Halabja Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Satunin’s Black-headed Snake
Rhynchocalamus satunini
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Urartian Rat Snake
Elaphe urartica
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Western Dark-headed Dwarf Racer
Eirenis occidentalis
Duhok Not Evaluated