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This is a list of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, other animals and plants expected to be affected by construction of the Ilısu Dam in southeast Turkey and the filling of the reservoir behind it. When complete, the reservoir is expected to have a normal water level of 525 m (1,722 ft) above sea level and a maximum operating level of 526.8 m (1,728 ft). Filling of the dam is due to begin during 2015 and take between 5 and 27 months.

The primary source for this list is the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the dam, along with assessments by third parties.[1] The list includes species reported from the region of the dam and reservoir, even where the impact of the project remains unclear.

Where the IUCN has determined a conservation status for the species it is shown as follows: least concern LC, near-threatened NT, vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.

Protection status in Turkey is taken from the appendices to the annual hunting regulations. Species in Appendix 1 have national protected status; those in Appendix 2 are protected by the Central Hunting Commission; and those in Appendix 3 may be hunted with a permit during approved seasons. [2]


Mammals

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Mammals threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Order Family Genus species ??? ??? ??? LC


Birds

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Mammals threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Order Family Genus species ??? ??? ??? LC

Reptiles

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The EIAR identified 29 species of reptiles as being reported from the Tigris river basin.[a] Of these, the Euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus euphraticus is rated as endangered and the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca is rated as vulnerable.

Reptiles threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Testudines Geoemydidae Mauremys caspica Caspian turtle Çizgili kaplumbağa 1 Clemmys caspica
Testudines Trionychidae Rafetus euphraticus Euphrates softshell turtle Fırat kaplumbağası 1 EN IUCN Trionyx euphraticus
Testudines Testudinidae Testudo graeca spur-thighed tortoise tosbağa
mahmuzlu Akdeniz kaplumbağası
1 VU IUCN
Squamata Agamidae Trapelus ruderatus horn-scaled agama bozkır keleri 1 LC IUCN Agama ruderata
Squamata Agamidae Stellagama stellio stellion
roughtail rock agama
dikenli keler 1 LC IUCN Agama stellio
Laudakia stellio
Squamata Blanidae Blanus strauchi Anatolian worm lizard kör kertenkele 1 LC IUCN Blanus strauchi apotus
See footnote[b]
Squamata Gekkonidae Mediodactylus heterocercus Asia Minor thin-toed gecko Mardin keleri 1 LC IUCN Cyrtodactylus heterocercus
Cyrtopodion heterocercus
See footnote[b]
Squamata Scincidae Eumeces schneideri princeps Schneider's skink
gold skink
sarı kertenkele
keçemen
1 See footnote[b]
Squamata Scincidae Trachylepis aurata golden grass mabuya tıknaz kertenkele 1 LC IUCN Mabuya aurata
See footnote[b]
Squamata Scincidae Trachylepis vittata bridled mabuya ṣeritli kertenkele 1 LC IUCN Mabuya vittata
Squamata Lacertidae Apathya cappadocica Cappadocian lizard
Anatolian lizard
Kayseri kertenkelesi 1 LC IUCN Lacerta cappadocica
Squamata Lacertidae Lacerta trilineata Balkan emerald lizard iri yeşil kertenkele 1 LC IUCN
Squamata Lacertidae Timon princeps Zagrosian lizard Siirt kertenkelesi 1 LC IUCN Lacerta princeps
Serpentes Typhlopidae Typhlops vermicularis Eurasian blind snake kör yılan 1 See footnote[b]
Serpentes Leptotyphlopidae Myriopholis macrorhyncha long-nosed worm snake ipliksi yılan 1 LC IUCN Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus[c]
Serpentes Colubridae Dolichophis jugularis large whip snake kara yılan 1 LC IUCN Coluber jugularis
Serpentes Colubridae Eirenis collaris collared dwarf snake yakalı yılan 1 LC IUCN
Serpentes Colubridae Eirenis coronella crowned dwarf snake halkalı yılan 1 LC IUCN
Serpentes Colubridae Eirenis modestus ring-headed dwarf snake uysal yılan 1 LC IUCN
Serpentes Colubridae Eirenis persicus dark-headed dwarf racer İran yılanı 1 Pseudocyclophis persicus
Serpentes Colubridae Eirenis punctatolineatus dotted dwarf snake Van yılanı 1 LC IUCN Eirenis punctatolineata
Serpentes Colubridae Elaphe sauromates blotched snake sarı yılan 1 See footnote[d]
Serpentes Colubridae Zamenis hohenackeri Transcaucasian rat snake Kafkas yılanı 1 Elaphe hohenackeri
Serpentes Colubridae Hemorrhois ravergieri spotted whip snake kocabaş yılan 1
Serpentes Colubridae Malpolon monspessulanus Montpellier snake çukurbaşlı yılan 1 LC IUCN Malpolon monspessulana
Serpentes Colubridae Natrix tessellata dice snake
tessellated water snake
su yılanı 1 LC IUCN
Serpentes Colubridae Telescopus fallax iberus cat snake
soosan snake
kedigözlü yılan 1 LC IUCN
Serpentes Viperidae Macrovipera lebetina obtusa West-Asian blunt-nosed viper
Levant blunt-nosed viper
koca engerek 1 Vipera lebetina obtusa
Serpentes Boidae Eryx jaculus familiaris javelin sand boa mahmuzlu yılan 1 CITES Appendix II

Amphibians

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Amphibians threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Order Family Genus species ??? ??? ??? LC


Fish

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Ray-finned fish threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Order Family Genus species ??? ??? ??? LC


Plants

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Vascular plants threatened by the Ilısu Dam
  indicates species endemic to the Tigris/Euphrates basin
Order Family Genus
species
Common name Turkish name Protection
status
in Turkey
IUCN Red List Image Former names and notes
Order Family Genus species ??? ??? ??? LC


Footnotes

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  1. ^ The EIAR actually lists 34 reptile species, but some are duplicates. [3]
  2. ^ a b c d e Reported by Uğurtaş from the village of Suçeken in 2006.[4]
  3. ^ Uğurtaş reports Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus from the Tigris valley near the village of Suçeken 37°44′18″N 41°17′48″E / 37.73833°N 41.29667°E / 37.73833; 41.29667 at an elevation of 511 metres (1,677 ft), which would be submerged by the reservoir.[5]
  4. ^ While the EIAR lists Elaphe quatuorlineata as being recorded from the Tigris basin, this species has never been recorded anywhere in Turkey. However, Elaphe sauromates, the former Elaphe quatuorlineata sauromates, has been recorded from the region.

References

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  1. ^ EIAR 2005.
  2. ^ Orman ve Su Işleri 2012, pp. 10–22.
  3. ^ EIAR 2005, p. 3-47/48.
  4. ^ Uğurtaş 2006, p. 375.
  5. ^ Uğurtaş 2006, p. 373.

Sources

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  • Ilısu Dam and HEPP: Environmental Impact Assessment Report (PDF), Ilısu Consortium, 31 July 2005 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)
  • "Ek Liste-1: Orman ve Su Işleri Bakanliğinca Koruma Altina Alinan Yaban Hayvanlari" [Appendix 1: Wild Animals Protected by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Works], 2012-2013 Av Dönemi Merkez Av Komisyonu Karari [Central Hunting Commission Regulations, 2012–2013 Hunting Season] (PDF)
  • Uğurtaş, İsmail Hakkı; Sevinç, Murat; Öz, Mehmet; Kaya, Rahşen S. (2006). "New Localities for Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus (Jan, 1862) (Reptilia: Leptotyphlopidae) in Turkey". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 30 (4): 373–376.