dcsimg

Distribution

provided by ReptileDB
Continent: Asia
Distribution: W/C/S Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia (S Tuwinia, Tuva), N China (Nei Mongol = Inner Mongolia west to Qinghai and Xinjiang) E Kyrgyzstan, SE Kazakhstan
Type locality: Alashan Desert, China
license
cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
copyright
Peter Uetz
original
visit source
partner site
ReptileDB

Eremias przewalskii

provided by wikipedia EN

Eremias przewalskii , commonly known as the Gobi racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.[2]

Geographic range

E. przewalskii is found in China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia.[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of E. przewalskii are desert, forest, shrubland, and wetlands, at altitudes of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft).[3]

Reproduction

E. przewalskii is viviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eremias przewalskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 April 2019.
  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 przewalskii, p. 212).
  3. ^ Orlova V, Terbish K, Wang Y, Guo X, Shi L, Bi J (2019). "Eremias przewalskii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T47755920A47755929.en.
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Eremias przewalskii: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Eremias przewalskii , commonly known as the Gobi racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN