Eremias velox

Eremias velox (commonly known as the rapid racerunner, Central Asian racerunner, or rapid fringe-toed lizard) is a species of lizard found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.[2] Eremias vermiculata is also sometimes known as the Central Asian racerunner.

Eremias velox

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species:
E. velox
Binomial name
Eremias velox
(Pallas, 1771)


References

  1. Tuniyev, B., Ananjeva, N.B., Agasyan, A., Orlov, N.L., Tuniyev, S. & Anderson, S. 2009. Eremias velox. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T157286A5070559. Downloaded on 23 April 2019.
  2. Eremias velox at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2019.
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