Eremias pleskei

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Eremias pleskei
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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.

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Etymology

The specific name, pleskei, is in honor of Russian zoologist Fedor Dmitrievich Pleske (1858–1932). [2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of E. pleskei is desert at altitudes of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft). [1]

Reproduction

E. pleskei is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tuniyev B; Ananjeva NB; Agasyan A; Orlov NL & Tuniyev S (2017) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Eremias pleskei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164583A114550294. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164583A5910262.en .
  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 pleskei, p. 208).
  3. Species Eremias pleskei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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