Eremias kavirensis MOZAFFARI & PARHAM, 2007
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Eremias kavirensis
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Maranjaab racerunner |
| Synonym | Eremias kavirensis MOZAFFARI & PARHAM 2007 Eremias kavirensis — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Eremias kavirensis — NASRABADI et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Iran (Esfahan: Kavir Desert) Type locality: Isfahan Province, Maranjab sand dunes, 34° 17’ 51’’ N, 51° 50’ 57’’ E. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CAS 238636 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: By virtue of the subocular scale not reaching the mouth, E. kavirensis can be excluded from the subgenera Eremias and Rhabderemias. By virtue of having fringed toes, E. kavirensis can be excluded from the subgenus Ommat-eremias. Within the Iranian members of the subgenus Scapteria, E. kavirensis can be differentiated from E. grammica by having enlarged tibial scales and from E. acutirostris by having scales of the flank larger than those of the back as well as having two rows of enlarged tibial scales instead of one. (Mozaffari & Parham 2007) |
| Comment | Distribution: See map in SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran. Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | Named after the collection locality of the new species, the Kavir Desert (Dasht-e-Kavir), and the Latin ‘-ensis,’ meaning ‘from’ or ‘belonging to.’ |
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