Eremias brenchleyi

Eremias brenchleyi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Eremias
Species:	E. brenchleyi
Binomial name
	Eremias brenchleyi; Günther, 1872

Last updated December 18, 2025

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

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]

References

1 2 3 Shi, L.; Bi, J.; Guo, X. (2019). "Eremias brenchleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T47755867A47755872. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47755867A47755872.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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).
1 2 Eremias brenchleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 April 2019.

Günther A (1872). "On some new Species of Reptiles and Fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq." Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series10: 418–426. (Eremias brenchleyi, new species, p. 419).
Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. (Eremias brenchleyi, p. 225).
Zhao E, Adler K (1993). Herpetology of China. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 522 pp.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Shi, L.; Bi, J.; Guo, X. (2019). "Eremias brenchleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T47755867A47755872. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47755867A47755872.en . Retrieved 19 November 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Eremias brenchleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 April 2019.

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