TY  - Data
T1  - Biological treasures of Kazakhstan
A1  - Documentation Information Center
DO  - 10.12389/ariddc.02211
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-09-10
PB  - Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
AB  - The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic is the second-largest Union Republic in our country in terms of territory and is characterized by highly diverse natural conditions. In its northern regions, areas that until recently consisted mainly of grass steppes interspersed with islands of birch and aspen groves have now been transformed into vast expanses of wheat fields. Virgin-land state farms with modern settlements, well-equipped villages, and developed infrastructure have been established there.The central part of the republic contains extensive semi-desert regions. Yet even here, in areas rich in mineral resources, industrial cities have arisen and large production complexes have been established.The eastern and southern parts of Kazakhstan are surrounded by mountain ranges, where one can observe a complete sequence of landscapes extending from foothill steppes to deciduous and coniferous forests, alpine meadows, and snow-covered peaks.Our republic is renowned for its natural wealth. Its fauna is equally rich and diverse. Across the vast territory of Kazakhstan there are 11 species of amphibians (approximately 33% of the amphibian fauna of the USSR), more than 50 species of reptiles (about 40%), 153 species of mammals (about 50%), and over 450 species of birds. Altogether, this amounts to nearly half of all terrestrial vertebrate species found in the Soviet Union.Among the species distributed primarily or entirely within Kazakhstan are the Semirechye salamander (or frog-toothed salamander); the remarkable dormouse-like animal only recently described in the Betpak-Dala Desert; Zhytkov's jerboa, the three-toed jerboa, the pygmy jerboa, the relict gull, the black lark, and several other species.It is well known that vertebrate animals were among the principal sources of material welfare for ancient humans. They provided food, clothing, and tools. Even today, many of them remain important objects of commercial and recreational hunting. Fur-bearing animals have not lost 
DB  - EGIDC
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