Eremias buechneri

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Eremias buechneri

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species:
E. buechneri
Binomial name
Eremias buechneri
Bedriaga, 1907

Eremias buechneri, also known commonly as the Kaschar racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, buechneri, is in honor of German-Russian zoologist Eugen Büchner.[3]

Geographic range

Within China, E. buechneri is found in Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Autonomous Region, both of which are in northwestern China.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. buechneri is desert, at altitudes of 800–3,500 m (2,600–11,500 ft).[1]

Reproduction

E. buechneri is viviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Bedriaga J (1907). "Verzeichnis der von der Central-Asiatischen Expedition unter Stabs-Kapitän W. Roborowski in den Jahren 1893–1895 gesammelten Reptilien". Annuaire Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 10 (3/4): 159–200. (Eremias buechneri, new species, p. 184). (in French).