Eremias pleskei

Eremias pleskei
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 native to the Armenian Plateau in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey.

Etymology

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

References

  1. Tuniyev, Boris; Natalia Ananjeva, Aram Agasyan, Nikolai Orlov, and Sako Tuniyev (2009). "Eremias pleskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  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 pleskei, p. 208).
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