Eremias pleskei
| Eremias pleskei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Eremias |
| Species: | E. pleskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremias pleskei Nikolsky, 1905 | |
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. IUCN. 2009: e.T164583A114550294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164583A5910262.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ 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 pleskei, p. 208).
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