
Snakes
New study: how accurately do we know where Georgia's snakes occur?
A new Ecology and Evolution study shows how incomplete records can change estimates of the Area of Occupancy for snakes in Georgia.
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Professor
David Tarkhnishvili is a Georgian biologist, evolutionary ecologist, and educator who is currently a professor at Ilia State University. His research and scientific work focus mainly on the biodiversity of the Caucasus region, population genetics, and evolutionary biology.
Gallery
7 photos · All groups
Species in the atlas
7 photos by this contributor appear on 6 species profiles in the atlas: Armenian Rock Lizard, Asian Snake-Eyed Skink, Dahl's Rock Lizard, Caucasian Green Lizard, Caucasus viper, and 1 other. The largest share is in the Lizards section: 5 photos. The dated photos were taken between 2007 and 2024. The cards below link to those species profiles.
News
Articles where David Tarkhnishvili appears as a source, author, or related researcher.

Snakes
A new Ecology and Evolution study shows how incomplete records can change estimates of the Area of Occupancy for snakes in Georgia.
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Lizards
The paper divides species recorded in Georgia into confirmed and candidate taxa — this is not a list of new discoveries.
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