Eremias pleskei | |
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Scientific classification | |
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.
The specific name, pleskei, is in honor of Russian zoologist Fedor Dmitrievich Pleske (1858–1932). [2]
The natural habitat of E. pleskei is desert at altitudes of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft). [1]
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