Eremias buechneri
| Eremias buechneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Eremias |
| Species: | E. buechneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremias buechneri Bedriaga, 1907
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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[edit]
The specific name, buechneri, is in honor of German-Russian zoologist Eugen Büchner.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
Within China, E. buechneri is found in Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Autonomous Region, both of which are in northwestern China.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of E. buechneri is desert, at altitudes of 800–3,500 m (2,600–11,500 ft).[1]
Reproduction[edit]
E. buechneri is viviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Guo X (2021). "Eremias buechneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T47755878A47755883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755878A47755883.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Eremias buechneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eremias buechneri, p. 42).
Further reading[edit]
- 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).
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