Fauna of Turkmenistan | |
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![]() Turkmenistan. Location. | |
Continent |
Asia |
Realm(s) |
Palearctic |
Predominant harvestmen (from HarvEx) |
Egaenus; Opilio |
Diversity (Project WCO) |
8 species (3 endemic) |
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia. Over 80% of the country is covered by the Karakum Desert. The center of the country is dominated by the Turan Depression and the Karakum Desert. The Kopet Dag Range, along the southwestern border, reaches 2,912 metres (9,554 feet) at Kuh-e Rizeh (Mount Rizeh).[41]
The Great Balkhan Range in the west of the country (Balkan Province) and the Köýtendag Range on the southeastern border with Uzbekistan (Lebap Province) are the only other significant elevations. The Great Balkhan Range rises to 1,880 metres (6,170 ft) at Mount Arlan[42] and the highest summit in Turkmenistan is Ayrybaba in the Kugitangtau Range – 3,137 metres (10,292 ft).[43] The Kopet Dag mountain range forms most of the border between Turkmenistan and Iran. Rivers include the Amu Darya, the Murghab, and the Tejen.
The climate is mostly arid desert with subtropical temperature ranges and little rainfall. Winters are mild and dry, with most precipitation falling between January and May. The area of the country with the heaviest precipitation is the Kopet Dag Range.
The Turkmen shore along the Caspian Sea is 1,748 kilometres (1,086 mi) long. The Caspian Sea is entirely landlocked, with no natural access to the ocean, although the Volga–Don Canal allows shipping access to and from the Black Sea.
Turkmenistan has the 116th most diverse opilionofauna in the world with less than 10 species recorded.
This category is for harvestmen officially recorded from Turkmenistan, repositories of Turkmenistan Opiliones and authors who worked on Turkmenistan opilionofauna.
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