Eremias nigrolateralisRastegar-Pouyani & Nilson, 1998, the black-sided racerunner,[6] was described based on dorsal color patterning differences but is now considered a synonym of E. persica.[2][3]E. nigrolateralis was considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List based on its extensive, suitable habitat, large population, and presumed lack of significant threats.[6] It was considered "unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category".[6]
Description
It is most closely related to Eremias velox, of which it was previously treated as a subspecies, and they share several attributes such as having a wide range distribution across the Iranian Plateau, as well as the number of and shape of their scales.[7][2] It can be morphologically distinguished from E. velox based on several characteristics, including:
continuous dorsolateral black stripes (vs. E. velox with interrupted, forming ocelli with white spots),
the stripes strongly contrasting with the base pattern (vs. not strongly contrasting),
juveniles with 4 dark stripes on the back between dorsolateral white-spotted stripes (vs. 3 dark stripes), and
juveniles with ventral surface of tail not red (vs. carmine red in E. velox).[7]
The Persian racerunner occurs in Iran, southern Azerbaijan, southern Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.[5] In Iran, Eremias persica has a broad distribution in the central plateau south of the Alborz Mountains, including the Zagros Mountains, but it is absent from the central desertsDasht-e Lut and Dasht-e Kavir.[5] It is found in open plains and slopes, typically in areas of low vegetation and gravel surfaces. It is also found on mixed sand or silt and gravel.[5]
1 2 3 Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Noureini, S. K.; Joger, U. & Wink, M. (March 2010). "Molecular phylogeny of the Eremias persica complex of the Iranian plateau (Reptilia: Lacertidae), based on mtDNA sequences". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 158 (3): 641–660. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00553.x.
↑ Blanford, W.T. (1874). "Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistan". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 4 (14): 31–35.
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