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
Ascochyta tarda Ascochyta tarda Ascochyta tarda or Phoma tarda is a fungal plant pathogen that causes dieback and leafspot on coffee and was first observed in Ethiopia in 1954 (Stewart, 1957). It poses a potentially serious threat to coffee crops, but climate change may reduce the prevalence of environmental conditions favorable to its spread. Die-back is a condition in which a tree or shrub begins to die from the tip of its leaves or roots backwards, owing to disease or an unfavorable environment). Necrosis of both flowers and rosettes is also observed with this pathogen and this can significantly reduce crop yield.