• Source: Eremias andersoni

Eremias andersoni, also known commonly as Anderson's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran.




Etymology


The specific name, andersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Steven Clement Anderson (born 1936).




Geographic range


E. andersoni is found in northern Iran, in Kavir National Park.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitat of E. andersoni is desert.




Reproduction


E. andersoni is oviparous.




References






Further reading


Darevsky IS, Shcherbak NN (1978). "Eremias andersoni a New Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Lacertidae) from Iran". Journal of Herpetology 12 (1): 13–15.
Nasrabadi R, Rastegar-Pouyani N, Rastegar-Pouyani E, Gharzi A (2017). "A revised key to the lizards of Iran (Reptilia: Squamata: Lacertilia)". Zootaxa 4227 (3): 431–443.
Nilson G, Andrén C (1981). "Die Herpetofauna des Kavir-Schutzgebietes, Kavir-Wüste, Iran ". Salamandra 17 (3/4): 130–146. (Eremias andersoni, p. 138). (in German).
Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.

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• Eremias andersoni
• Eremias
• Mykola Szczerbak
• List of least concern reptiles
• List of reptiles of Pakistan
• IUCN Red List critically endangered species (Animalia)