AMPHIBIA AND REPTILE FAUNA IN 'GAZELLE' SPECIALIZED WILDLIFE PRESERVE OF BUKHARA AND ITS ADJACENT TERRITORIES

Abstract

Article analyzes the territorial distribution and changes in the number of amphibians and reptiles in the spring, summer, and autumn seasons as well as diversity by biotopes  in the Bukhara specialized preserve “Jeyran” and adjacent territories. Currently, special attention is being paid to the issue of protection and rational use of the amphibians and reptiles in territories which are considered an important component of biodiversity. One of the directions of the reforms carried out in our republic is the rational use of natural resources, the preservation of the gene pool of plants and animals for future generations. An increase in the scale of anthropogenic impact on natural landscapes in recent years  requires to take natural components into account and to develop appropriate measures of protection. However, the actual issue of the day is that the species composition, abundance, biotopic distribution, reproduction, seasonality and duration have not been studied.