Shirvan National Park found. The fauna is poorly studied. Among amphibians there are variable toad ("Bufotes variabilis"), tree frogs ("Hyla" sp.) and marsh frog ("Pelophylax ridibundus"). Among reptiles there are European pond turtle ("Emys orbicularis"), Caspian turtle ("Mauremys caspica") and spur-thighed tortoise ("Testudo graeca"), lizard, grass snake ("Natrix natrix") Levantine viper ("Macrovipera lebetina") and others. The ornitofauna is poorly studied, but according to the existing data there are bustards (Otides), Francolinus, little bustard ("Otis tetrax"), white-tailed eagle ("Haliaeetus albicilla"), steppe eagle ("Aquila nipalensis"), peregrine ("Falco peregrinus"), saker falcon ("Falco cherrug") and "Pterocletes orientalis". In winter, there are many migratory birds on the water
Xylota tarda Russia and the Caucasus then through Russia to Siberia and the Pacific coast (Kuril islands). Old woodland species running on the foliage of bushes and shrubs and on tree stumps and nearby bare ground. The larva has been found in sap runs at the base of the trunk of "Populus tremula" and in rotting wood of "Fagus". Xylota tarda Xylota tarda is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera<br> Wing length 5·5-8·5 mm. Large red areas on black abdomen. Wing membrane not infuscated. Dorso-apical white bristle on metatarsus 1. Antero-dorsal pale hairs on the