Eremias nikolskii
| Eremias nikolskii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Eremias |
| Species: | E. nikolskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremias nikolskii Bedriaga, 1905
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Eremias nikolskii, commonly known as the Kirghiz racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Central Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, nikolskii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Alexander Nikolsky.[2]
Geographic distribution
Eremias nikolskii is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Eremias nikolskii is rocky shrubland, at elevations of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft).[1]
Behavior
Eremias nikolskii is terrestrial[1] and diurnal.[3]
Reproduction
Eremias nikolskii is oviparous.[3] Clutch size is two to six eggs, and each adult female lays two clutches per year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Nazarov R, Orlova V, Sattorov T (2021). "Eremias nikolskii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T47755909A47755914.en. Accessed on 21 February 2026.
- ^ 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 nikolskii, p. 190).
- ^ a b c Eremias nikolskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 April 2019.
Further reading
- Bedriaga J (1905). "Eremias nikolskii, new species". pp. 478–479. In: Nikolsky A (1905). "Herpetologia rossica ". Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de St.-Petersbourg 17 (1): 1–518. (in Russian).
- Guo, Xianguang; Huo, Xiaopeng; Liu, Jinlong; Chirikova, Marina A. (2022). "Complete mitochondrial genome of the Kyrghyz racerunner (Eremias nikolskii Bedriaga, 1905) from Kyrgystan". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7 (6): 983–985.
- Jablonski, D.; Bursey, C.R.; Milko, D.A.; Goldberg, S.R. (2019). "Eremias nikolskii (Kirghiz Racerunner) Endoparasites". Herpetological Review. 50 (2): 373–374.
- Sindaco, Roberto; Jeremčenko, Valery K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.