Pseuderemias brenneri

Pseuderemias brenneri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Pseuderemias
Species:	P. brenneri
Binomial name
	Pseuderemias brenneri; (W. Peters, 1869)
Synonyms
	Eremias brenneri; W. Peters, 1869; Eremias edwardsii; Mocquard, 1888; Eremias brenneri; — Boulenger, 1885; Pseuderemias brenneri; — Lanza, 1983;

Last updated October 30, 2021

Pseuderemias brenneri, also known commonly as Brenner's racerunner or Brenner's sand racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, brenneri, is in honor of Richard Brenner, who was a German explorer of Africa.^[3]

Geographic range

P. brenneri is found in Djibouti, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and northeastern Sudan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. brenneri are desert, shrubland, and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[1]

Description

P. brenneri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail length of about 11 cm (4.3 in).^[4]

Reproduction

P. brenneri is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Mazuch T (2021). "Pseuderemias brenneri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T21266426A21266563.en. Downloaded on 29 October 2021.
1 2 3 Pseuderemias brenneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 May 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univerity Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseuderemias brenneri, p. 38).
↑ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Eremias brenneri, pp. 86–87).