Eremias brenchleyi

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Eremias brenchleyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species:
E. brenchleyi
Binomial name
Eremias brenchleyi
Günther, 1872

Eremias brenchleyi, commonly known as the Ordos racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China.

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Etymology

The specific name, brenchleyi, is in honour of English naturalist Julius Lucius Brenchley, who collected the holotype. [2]

Geographic range

In China, E. brenchleyi is found in the provinces Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, and the autonomous region Inner Mongolia. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. brenchleyi are forest, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft). [1]

Diet

E. brenchleyi preys upon insects. [1]

Reproduction

E. brenchleyi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shi L, Bi J, Guo X (2019). "Eremias brenchleyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47755867A47755872.en. Downloaded on 28 October 2021.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eremias brenchleyi, p. 38).
  3. 1 2 Eremias brenchleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 April 2019.

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