''Eremias'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group of reptiles found i ...

, the wall lizards. They are native to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...

and southeastern

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

, where they live in desert and

steppe In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslan ...

regions.Rastegar-Pouyani N, Rastegar-Pouyani E (2001)
"A new species of ''Eremias'' (Sauria, Lacertidae) from highlands of Kermanshah Province, Western Iran".
''Asiatic Herpetological Research'' 9: 107-112.

Species

The following 42

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Eremias acutirostris The point-snouted racerunner (''Eremias acutorostris'') is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island cha ...

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Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858� ...

, 1887) – point-snouted racerunner *''

Eremias afghanistanica The Afghan racerunner (''Eremias afghanistanica'') is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. ...

'' Böhme & Szczerbak, 1991 – Afghan racerunner *''

Eremias andersoni ''Eremias andersoni'', also known commonly as Anderson's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran. Etymology The specific name, ''andersoni'', is in honor of American herpetologist Steven Clem ...

'' Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978 – Anderson's racerunner *''

Eremias argus ''Eremias argus'' ( Korean:표범장지뱀, Chinese:丽斑麻蜥, Russian:Монгольская ящурка), also known commonly as the Mongolia racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. ...

'' W. Peters, 1869 – Mongolia racerunner *''

Eremias arguta The steppe-runner (''Eremias arguta'') is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China Chin ...

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, 1773) – steppe-runner *''

Eremias aria ''Eremias aria'' is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since ...

'' S.C. Anderson &

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, 1967 *''

Eremias brenchleyi ''Eremias brenchleyi'', commonly known as the Ordos racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China. Etymology The specific name, ''brenchleyi'', is in honour of English naturalist Julius Lucius ...

'' Günther, 1872 – Ordos racerunner *''

Eremias buechneri ''Eremias buechneri'', also known commonly as the Kaschar racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China. Etymology The specific name, ''buechneri'', is in honor of German-Russian zoologist Euge ...

'' Bedriaga, 1906 – Kaschar racerunner *''

Eremias cholistanica ''Eremias cholistanica'' is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyleti ...

Baig Baig, also commonly spelled Bayg, Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh ( Persian: بیگ, ''Beig'', Turkish: '' Bey''), was a Turkic title which is today used as a name to identify lineage. It means ''Chief'' or ''Commander'' and is an honorific tit ...

Masroor The Masrur Temples, also referred to as Masroor Temples or Rock-cut Temples at Masrur, is an early 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley of Beas River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The temples face northeast, towards ...

, 2006 *''

Eremias dzungarica ''Eremias dzungarica'' (commonly known as the Dzungarian racerunner) is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most ocea ...

'' Orlova, Poyarkov Jr., Chirikova, Nazarov, Munkhbaatar, Munkhbayar, & Terbish, 2017 – Dzungarian racerunner *'' Eremias fahimii'' Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Saberi-Pirooz, 2020- Fahimi's racerunner *''

Eremias fasciata ''Eremias fasciata'' (commonly known as the Sistan racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asi ...

'' Blanford, 1874 – Sistan racerunner *''

Eremias grammica ''Eremias grammica'' (commonly known as the reticulate racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a lan ...

'' ( Lichtenstein, 1823) – reticulate racerunner *''

Eremias intermedia ''Eremias intermedia'' (commonly known as the Aralo-Caspian racerunner) is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most o ...

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Strauch Strauch, a German word meaning ''bush'' or ''shrub'', is a surname. Notable people with it include: * Adolfo Strauch, (b. 1948), survivor of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash * Adolph Strauch (1822–1883), landscape architect * Aegidius S ...

, 1876) *''

Eremias isfahanica ''Eremias isfahanica'' is a species of lizard endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerb ...

'' Rastegar-Pouyani, Hosseinian, Rafiee, Kami, Rajabizadeh, & Wink, 2016 – *''

Eremias kavirensis ''Eremias kavirensis'' (commonly known as the Maranjaab racerunner) is a large ''Eremias'' lizard known only from Kavir National Park, Iran. It has a snout–vent length of up to ; the background colour of the dorsum is sandy, yellowish-brown, an ...

'' Mozaffari & Parham, 2007 *''

Eremias kakari Kakar's racerunner (''Eremias kakari'') is a species of lizard found in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dep ...

, Khisroon,

Khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan * Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

, and

Jablonski Jabłoński (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Jabłońska; plural: Jabłońscy) is a Polish surname derived from the noun ''jabłoń'' (''apple tree''). It appears in various forms when transliterated from Cyrillic alphabets. People * Aleksand ...

, 2020 – Kakar's racerunner *''

Eremias killasaifullahi Killa Saifullah’s racerunner (''Eremias killasaifullahi'') is a species of lizard found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Ir ...

'' Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon, & Jablonski, 2022 – Killa Saifullah’s racerunner *''

Eremias kokshaaliensis ''Eremias kokshaaliensis'' is a species of lizard found in China and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to ...

'' Jeremčenko & Panfilov, 1999 *''

Eremias kopetdaghica ''Eremias kopetdaghica'' (commonly known as the Kopet Dagh racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Turkmenistan and Iran. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of ''Eremias strauchi ''Eremias strauchi'', Common name, commonly known a ...

'' Szczerbak, 1972 – Kopet Dagh racerunner *''

Eremias lalezharica ''Eremias lalezharica'', the Lalehzar racerunner, is a species of lizard found in the Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and ...

'' Moravec, 1994 – Lalezhar racerunner *'' Eremias lineolata'' ( Nikolsky, 1897) – striped racerunner *''

Eremias montana ''Eremias montana'' (commonly known as the mountain racerunner), is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic i ...

'' N. Rastegar-Pouyani & E. Rastegar-Pouyani, 2006 – mountain racerunner *'' Eremias multiocellata'' Günther, 1872 – multi-ocellated racerunner *''

Eremias nigrocellata ''Eremias nigrocellata'' (commonly known as the black-ocellated racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, ...

'' Nikolsky, 1896 – black-ocellated racerunner *''

Eremias nikolskii ''Eremias nikolskii'', commonly known as the Kirghiz racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''nikolskii'', is in honor of Russian herpetologist Alex ...

'' Bedriaga, 1905 – Kirghiz racerunner *''

Eremias papenfussi ''Eremias papenfussi'' (commonly known as Papenfuss's racerunner) is a species of lizard endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordere ...

'' Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Parham, 2011Mozaffari O et al. (2011)
"''Eremias papenfussi'' sp. nov., a new lacertid lizard (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Tehran Province, Iran".
''Zootaxa'' 3114: 57-62. *'' Eremias persica'' Blanford, 1875 *''

Eremias pleskei ''Eremias pleskei'', commonly known as Pleske's racerunner or the trans-Caucasian racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Armenian Plateau in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey. Etymology Th ...

'' Nikolsky, 1905 – Pleske's racerunner *''

Eremias przewalskii ''Eremias przewalskii'' , commonly known as the Gobi racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''przewalskii'', is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist ...

'' (Strauch, 1876) – Gobi racerunner *''

Eremias quadrifrons ''Eremias quadrifrons'' (commonly known as the Alachan racerunner) is a species of lizard endemic to China. References

Eremias Reptiles described in 1876 Taxa named by Alexander Strauch {{Lacertidae-stub ...

'' (Strauch, 1876) – Alachan racerunner *''

Eremias rafiqi Rafiq’s racerunner (''Eremias rafiqi'') is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group ...

'' Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon, & Jablonski, 2022 – Rafiq’s racerunner *''

Eremias regeli ''Eremias regeli'' is a species of lizard found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked coun ...

'' Bedriaga in Nikolsky, 1905 *'' Eremias roborowskii'' (Bedriaga, 1912) *''

Eremias scripta ''Eremias scripta'' (commonly known as the sand racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, i ...

'' (Strauch, 1867) – sand racerunner *''

Eremias strauchi ''Eremias strauchi'', commonly known as Strauch's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Western Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Etymology The specific name, ''str ...

Kessler Kessler or Keßler (in German) may refer to: * Kessler (automobile), an American automobile made 1921–1922 * Kessler (name), people named Kessler * ''Kessler'' (TV series), a British television series from 1981 * Kessler, Ohio, an unincorporated ...

, 1878 – Strauch's racerunner *''

Eremias stummeri ''Eremias stummeri'' (commonly known as Stummer's racerunner or Tien-Shan racerunner) is a species of lizard found in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located main ...

Wettstein Wettstein is a Swiss surname. Bearers of the name include: *Carla Wettstein (born 1946), Swiss and Australian chess master *Fritz von Wettstein (1895–1945), Austrian botanist *Johann Jakob Wettstein (1693–1754), Swiss theologian * Johann Rudolf ...

, 1940 – Stummer's racerunner *''

Eremias suphani ''Eremias suphani'' (commonly known as the Suphan racerunner or Başoğlu's racerunner) is a species of lizard found in the vicinity of Lake Van, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriy ...

'' Başoğlu & Hellmich, 1980 – Başoğlu's racerunner, Suphan racerunner *''

Eremias szczerbaki ''Eremias szczerbaki'' (commonly known as Szczerbak's racerunner) is a species of lizard endemic to Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhst ...

'' Jeremčenko, Panfilov & Zarinenko, 1992 – Szczerbak's racerunner *'' Eremias velox'' (Pallas, 1771) – rapid racerunner, rapid fringe-toed lizard *'' Eremias vermiculata'' Blanford, 1875 – variegated racerunner, Central Asian racerunner *'' Eremias yarkandensis'' Blanford, 1875 – Yarkand racerunner, Yarkand sandlizard

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