Category
page 1Fauna of West Asia

onager
The onager (, ) (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus Asinus, the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775. Six subspecies are accepted.
Caspian tiger
subspecies of mammal

Asiatic cheetah
subspecies of cheetah

Saga pedo
species of insect
Platyceps najadum
species of reptile

Lycaena helle
species of insect

Black-headed ground snake
species of reptile

Pontia edusa
species of insect

Xylocopa valga
species of insect

Creobroter
Creobroter is a genus of flower mantises in the tribe Hymenopodini; species are concentrated in Asia. The name comes from the Greek kreo-, meaning "flesh") and broter" meaning "eating", therefore, "flesh-eating", an apt name for a predatory insect. Both sexes have long wings and are capable fliers. Full-grown males are about 3 to 4 cm in length; females are about 4 to 5 cm.
Chlaenius dejeanii
species of insect
Lacydes spectabilis
species of insect
Creobroter fasciatus
species of insect