Eremias andersoni

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Eremias andersoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species:
E. andersoni
Binomial name
Eremias andersoni

Eremias andersoni, also known commonly as Anderson's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.

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Etymology

The specific name, andersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Steven Clement Anderson (born 1936). [2]

Geographic range

E. andersoni is found in northern Iran, in Kavir National Park.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. andersoni is desert. [1]

Reproduction

E. andersoni is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sharifi M, Papenfuss T, Anderson S, Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2009). "Eremias andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164631A5913571. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164631A5913571.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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 andersoni, p. 8).
  3. Species Eremias andersoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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