Mammals
Three-legged leopard Aren: 250 km from Armenia to Algeti
A three-legged Persian leopard known from Armenia reached Algeti National Park in September 2025. By late April 2026, the cameras there no longer showed him.
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Species recorded in Kvemo Kartli
Kvemo Kartli’s dry plains, rocky foothills, and Mtkvari basin favor warmth-loving species. Here appears the Levantine viper — one of eastern Georgia’s most significant venomous snakes.
Dry plain · Mtkvari54 species4 venomous
The atlas has 54 species profiles for Kvemo Kartli: 17 birds, 13 snakes, 7 lizards, 5 amphibians, 3 turtles, 3 mammals, 3 spiders, 2 insects, and 1 scorpion. Reptiles make up 23 of them, amphibians 5. The region’s main habitats: Dry plains; Rocky foothills; Mtkvari basin.
4 listed species have a high or moderate risk level for people: Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetinus), Nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes), Mediterranean black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus), and Mottled scorpion (Mesobuthus eupeus). Keep your distance from any unidentified snake, never try to catch or handle it, and call 112 after a bite.
A species is listed only when it has an atlas profile and a confirmed record names this administrative unit. This is not the full fauna of Kvemo Kartli, so an animal missing here may still live in the region. Related region pages: Tbilisi, Kakheti, Shida Kartli, and Samtskhe — Javakheti.
Yes — the Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetinus) is venomous and tied to eastern dry and semi-arid habitats; the nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes transcaucasiana) occurs in the Trialeti highlands. Keep your distance.
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