| Eremias argus | |
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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. argus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremias argus W. Peters, 1869
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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. There are two recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, argus, refers to Argus, the many-eyed giant in Greek mythology, an illusion to the ocelli (eye spots) of this species.[2]
Geographic range
E. argus is found in China, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.[3]
Habitat
E. argus is found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, forest, and freshwater wetlands. Similarly, the species has been found at a wide range of altitudes, 50–3,400 m (160–11,150 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
References
- ^ a b Orlova, V.; Terbish, K.; Zhao, W.; Guo, X. (2019). "Eremias argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47755847A47755852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47755847A47755852.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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 argus, p. 11).
- ^ a b c Eremias argus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2019.
Further reading
- Peters W (1869). "Eine Mittheilung über neue Gattungen und Arten von Eidechsen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 57–66 + one unnumbered plate. (Eremias argus, new species, pp. 61–62 + plate, figure 3). (in German).
- Schmidt KP (1925). "New Chinese Amphibians and Reptiles". American Museum Novitates (175): 1–3. (Eremias barbouri, new species, p. 2).
- Zhao E, Adler K (1993). Herpetology of China. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 522 pp.
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