Eremias andersoni
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Eremias andersoni (commonly known as Anderson's racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Iran's Kavir National Park.
Etymology
The specific name, andersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Steven Clement Anderson (born 1936).[2]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN2010.4
- ^ 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 andersoni, p. 8).
Further reading
- Darevsky IS, Shcherbak NN. 1978. Eremias andersoni a New Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Lacertidae) from Iran. J. Herpetol. 12 (1): 13-15.