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Eremias afghanistanica BÖHME & SCERBAK, 1991

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Afghan Racerunner 
SynonymEremias afghanistanica BÖHME & SCERBAK 1991
Eremias afghanistanica — BAIG & MASROOR 2006
Eremias (Dimorphea) afghanistanica — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Eremias (Aspidorhinus) afghanistanica — BARABANOV 2009
Eremias afghanistanica — BÖHME 2014: 145 
DistributionAfghanistan (Southeastern slope of the Hindu Kush Mountains)

Type locality: “Ost-Afghanistan, Prov. Ghazni, Dasht-e-Nawar, 3000 m NN”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZFMK 8584, male, paratype: ZFMK 13320, male 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Baig, Khalid Javed and Rafaqat Masroor 2006. A New Species of Eremias (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. Russ. J. Herpetol. 13 (3): 167-174
  • Bohme W; Scerbak N N [= Szczerbak] 1991. Ein neuer Wustenrenner aus dem Hochland Afghanistans, Eremias (Eremias) afghanistanica sp. n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 42(2): 137-41 - get paper here
  • BÖHME, ; W. & N.N. SCERBAK [= Szczerbak] 1991. Ein neuer Wüstenrenner aus dem Hochland Afghanistans, Eremias (Eremias) afghanistanica sp.n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae). Die Eidechse 2 (4): 26-28 - get paper here
  • Böhme, Wolfgang 2014. Herpetology in Bonn. Mertensiella 21. vi + 256 pp. - get paper here
  • Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah and Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani 2001. A new species of Eremias (Sauria: Lacertidae) from highlands of Kermanshah Province, western Iran. Asiatic Herpetological Research. 9: 107-112. - get paper here
  • Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
 
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