''Eremias'' is a

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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 alt ...

s in the

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Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family (biology), 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 o ...

, the wall lizards. They are native to

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and southeastern

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, where they live in

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and

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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 found in east Iran, south Afghanistan and Pakistan . References Eremias Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxobox binomials not rec ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1887) – point-snouted racerunner *''

Eremias afghanistanica The Afghan racerunner (''Eremias afghanistanica'') is a species of lizard found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country locate ...

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

Eremias andersoni ''Eremias andersoni'', also known Common name, commonly as Anderson's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Iran. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ...

'' 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. There ...

'' 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 Mongolia; Mongolian script: ...

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, 1773) – steppe-runner *''

Eremias aria ''Eremias aria'' is a species of lizard found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asi ...

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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 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 fifth-most populous country, with a po ...

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& Masroor, 2006 *'' Eremias dzungarica'' Orlova, Poyarkov Jr., Chirikova, Nazarov, Munkhbaatar, Munkhbayar, & Terbish, 2017 – Dzungarian racerunner *''

Eremias fahimii ''Eremias fahimii'' (commonly known as Fahimi's racerunner) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae found in Iran. Distribution and habitat It is found in the Markazi Province up to the western side of Tehran Province. It may also occu ...

'' 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. References

Eremias Reptiles described in 1874 Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford {{Lacertidae-stub ...

'' Blanford, 1874 – Sistan racerunner *'' Eremias grammica'' ( Lichtenstein, 1823) – reticulate racerunner *'' Eremias intermedia'' ( Strauch, 1876) *'' Eremias isfahanica'' 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 (anatomy), dorsum is sandy, ye ...

'' Mozaffari & Parham, 2007 *''

Eremias kakari Kakar's racerunner (''Eremias kakari'') is a species of lizard found in Pakistan. References

Eremias Reptiles described in 2020 {{Lacertidae-stub ...

'' Masroor, Khisroon, Khan, and Jablonski, 2020 – Kakar's racerunner *''

Eremias killasaifullahi Killa Saifullah’s racerunner (''Eremias killasaifullahi'') is a species of lizard found in Iran. References

Eremias Reptiles described in 2022 {{Lacertidae-stub ...

'' Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon, & Jablonski, 2022 – Killa Saifullah’s racerunner *'' Eremias kokshaaliensis'' Jeremčenko & Panfilov, 1999 *'' Eremias kopetdaghica '' Szczerbak, 1972 – Kopet Dagh racerunner *'' Eremias lalezharica'' Moravec, 1994 – Lalezhar racerunner *'' Eremias lineolata'' ( Nikolsky, 1897) – striped racerunner *'' Eremias montana'' N. Rastegar-Pouyani & E. Rastegar-Pouyani, 2006 – mountain racerunner *''

Eremias multiocellata ''Eremias multiocellata'', the multi-ocellated racerunner, is a species of lizard found in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern E ...

'' Günther, 1872 – multi-ocellated racerunner *'' Eremias nigrocellata'' Nikolsky, 1896 – black-ocellated racerunner *'' Eremias nikolskii'' Bedriaga, 1905 – Kirghiz racerunner *'' Eremias papenfussi'' 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'' 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 N ...

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

Eremias quadrifrons ''Eremias quadrifrons'' (commonly known as the Alachan racerunner) is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined a ...

'' (Strauch, 1876) – Alachan racerunner *'' Eremias rafiqi'' Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon, & Jablonski, 2022 – Rafiq’s racerunner *'' Eremias regeli'' Bedriaga in Nikolsky, 1905 *'' Eremias roborowskii'' (Bedriaga, 1912) *'' Eremias scripta'' (Strauch, 1867) – sand racerunner *''

Eremias strauchi ''Eremias strauchi'', Common name, commonly known as Strauch's racerunner, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Lacertidae. The species is native to Western Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Etym ...

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, 1878 – Strauch's racerunner *'' Eremias stummeri''

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, 1940 – Stummer's racerunner *'' Eremias suphani'' 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 ''Eremias velox'' (commonly known as the rapid racerunner, Central Asian racerunner, or rapid fringe-toed lizard) is a species of lizard found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Az ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) – rapid racerunner, rapid fringe-toed lizard *''

Eremias vermiculata ''Eremias vermiculata'' (commonly known as the Central Asian racerunner or variegated racerunner ) is a species of lizard found in Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental ...

'' Blanford, 1875 – variegated racerunner, Central Asian racerunner *'' Eremias yarkandensis'' Blanford, 1875 – Yarkand racerunner, Yarkand sandlizard

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