Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771) is a animal in the Lacertidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771)
Eremias velox is a lizard species found across multiple regions of Central and Western Asia and China, with common names including the rapid racerunner.
Identify with AI — OfflineEremias velox (Pallas, 1771), a species of lizard, is commonly called the rapid racerunner, Central Asian racerunner, or rapid fringe-toed lizard.
This lizard can be found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Another lizard species, Eremias vermiculata, is also sometimes referred to as the Central Asian racerunner.
Photo: (c) Вячеслав Юсупов, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Вячеслав Юсупов · cc-by-nc
Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
Iberolacerta horvathi (Méhely, 1904)
Eremias argus Peters, 1869
Meroles squamulosus (Peters, 1854)
Eremias arguta (Pallas, 1773)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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