Eremias pleskei
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Eremias |
Species: | E. pleskei
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Binomial name | |
Eremias pleskei Nikolsky, 1905
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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
- ^ Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2009). "Eremias pleskei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T164583A114550294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164583A5910262.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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