Eremias andersoni
| Eremias andersoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Eremias |
| Species: | E. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremias andersoni Darevsky & Shcherbak, 1978 | |
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
- ↑ Sharifi, Mozafar; Theodore Papenfuss; Steven Anderson; Soheila Shafiei Bafti (2009). "Eremias andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ 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 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.
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