Spider (Arachnida, Araneae) fauna of the lowland part of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin (SE Kazakhstan): an integrated assessment
Nekhaeva A. Kim L. Ishayeva A. Ozernoy A. Sozontov A.
2026Pensoft Publishers
Biodiversity Data Journal
2026#14
Background Despite more than a century of research (since 1896 to the present), a comprehensive summary of the spider fauna of the lowland part of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin is still lacking. The scattered and fragmentary nature of the available data hampers a thorough assessment of the species diversity and zoogeographical features of this territory. New information For the first time, based on original material, published scientific sources and records from open-access resources (GBIF, iNaturalist), a comprehensive assessment of the diversity of the spider fauna in the lowland and foothill arid parts of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin has been carried out. To date, this is the only and most complete list of spiders in the region. Original records are presented, including rare and little-known species for the region, with refined data on their ranges. The quality of open-access data was evaluated and its main shortcomings were identified. It is shown that, with the involvement of experienced naturalists who maintain contact with specialists, the proportion of reliable records can be significantly higher. The results broaden our knowledge of spider biodiversity in the region and may serve as a basis for future faunistic and zoogeographical studies.
arid ecosystems , biodiversity , Central Asia , GBIF , iNaturalist , occurrence , open data
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Institute of Zoology RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology UB RAS, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Institute of Zoology RK
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology UB RAS
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