Eremias przewalskii

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

Eremias przewalskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Eremias
Species:	E. przewalskii
Binomial name
Eremias przewalskii (Strauch, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
Podarces przewalskii Strauch, 1876 Podarces kessleri Strauch, 1876 Podarces brachydactyla Strauch, 1876 Eremias przewalskii — Boulenger, 1887

Etymology

The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.[2]

Geographic range

E. przewalskii is found in China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia.[1]

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).[3]

Reproduction

E. przewalskii is viviparous.[1]

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). "[Reptiles]". In: Przewalski NM (1876). [Mongolia and the Tangut Country. A Three-year Travel in Eastern High Asia ]. Volumes I & 2. St. Petersburg, Russia: [Imperial Russian Geographic Society]. (Podarces przewalskii, new species, p. 43 + Plate VII). (in Russian).