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Species of lizard

Eremias przewalskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species: E. przewalskii
Binomial name
Eremias przewalskii
(Strauch, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Podarces przewalskii
    Strauch, 1876
  • Podarces kessleri
    Strauch, 1876
  • Podarces brachydactyla
    Strauch, 1876
  • Eremias przewalskii
    — Boulenger, 1887

Eremias przewalskii , commonly known as the Gobi racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.

Geographic range

E. przewalskii is found in China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

Habitat

The preferred habitats of E. przewalskii are desert, forest, shrubland, and wetlands, at altitudes of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft).

Reproduction

E. przewalskii is viviparous.

References

  1. ^ Eremias przewalskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 April 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eremias przewalskii, p. 212).
  3. Orlova V, Terbish K, Wang Y, Guo X, Shi L, Bi J (2019). "Eremias przewalskii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47755920A47755929.en.

Further reading

  • Bischoff W, Schmidtler JF (2013). "Nikolai Michailowitsch Przewalski und “sein” Wüstenrenner Eremias przewalskii (Strauch, 1876)". Die Eidechse 24 (3): 90-95. (in German).
  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Eremias przewalskii, pp. 105-106).
  • Strauch A (1876). "". In: Przewalski NM (1876). . Volumes I & 2. St. Petersburg, Russia: . (Podarces przewalskii, new species, p. 43 + Plate VII). (in Russian).


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