SYSTEMATICS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SQUAMATA GROUP (SQUAMATA) LISTED IN THE YAZYOVON NATURE MONUMENT

Abstract

Researches were conducted to study herpitofauna in Yazyavan district of Fergana region. Research has shown that the reptiles of Uzbekistan have not been studied for a long time, the lack of information about the species composition, the current statistical status of protected species, and the need to study them in detail. As a result of our observational studies, some representatives of the subfamily of snakes (Serpentes) belonging to the Squamata family were recorded in the "Yozyovon Nature Monument". 2 species belonging to the Colubridae family: Dice snake (Natrix tesellata Laurenti, 1768) and Sand racer (Psammophis lineolatum Brandt, 1838) were caught and studied. 2 species belonging to the boidae family: Tatar sand boa (Eryx tataricus Lichtenstein, 1823) and Desert sand boa (Eryx miliaris Pallas, 1773) were recorded , studied and released back into the wild as a protected species. 4 species belonging to the subfamily of lizards (Lacertilia) of the Squamata family were recorded. They are Striped racerunner (Eremias lineolata Nikolskii, 1897), Aralo-Caspian racerunner (Eremias intermedia Strauch, 1876), Rapid racerunner (Eremias velox Pallas, 1771) and Tajik racerunner (Eremias regeli Bedriagai, 1905).