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
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