| Eremias pleskei | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Eremias |
| Species: | E. pleskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremias pleskei Nikolsky, 1905 | |
Eremias pleskei, commonly known as Pleske's racerunner or the trans-Caucasian racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Armenian Plateau in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey.
Etymology
The specific name, pleskei, is in honor of Russian zoologist Fedor Dmitrievich Pleske (1858–1932).[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of E. pleskei is desert at altitudes of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Tuniyev B; Ananjeva NB; Agasyan A; Orlov NL [in French] & Tuniyev S (2017) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Eremias pleskei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164583A114550294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164583A5910262.en.
- ↑ 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 pleskei, p. 208).
- ↑ Species Eremias pleskei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Nikolsky AM (1905). "Herpetologia rossica". Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 17 (1): 1–518. (Eremias pleskei, new species, p. 481).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.