Eremias przewalskii explained

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.^[1]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred habitats of E. przewalskii are desert, forest, shrubland, and wetlands, at altitudes of 500–.^[2]

Reproduction

E. przewalskii is viviparous.

Further reading

• Bischoff W, Schmidtler JF (2013). "Nikolai Michailowitsch Przewalski und “sein” Wüstenrenner Eremias przewalskii (Strauch, 1876)". Die Eidechse 24 (3): 90-95. (in German).
• 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 przewalskii, pp. 105-106).
• Strauch A (1876). "[Reptiles]". In: Przewalski NM (1876). [''Mongolia and the Tangut Country. A Three-year Travel in Eastern High Asia'' ]. Volumes I & 2. St. Petersburg, Russia: [Imperial Russian Geographic Society]. (Podarces przewalskii, new species, p. 43 + Plate VII). (in Russian).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Eremias przewalskii, p. 212).
2. [Valentina F. Orlova|Orlova V]