East Afghanistan. 

Species:

Eremias afghanistanica  BÖHME & SZCZERBAK, 1991

Synonyms:

Eremias (Aspidorhinus) afghanistanica   BARABANOV, 2009

Common names:

Afghan Racerunner (English)
Afghanische Wüstenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: ZFMK 8584, paratype in ZFMK

Terra Typica:

E Afghanistan, Prov. Ghazni, Dasht-e-Nawar (Southeastern slope of the Hindu Kush Mountains).


Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Aspidorhinus


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Böhme, W. & Szczerbak, N. N. (1991) -  Ein neuer Wüstenrenner aus dem Hochland Afghanistans, Eremias (Eremias) afghanistanica sp.n. (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae).  -  Bonner zoologische Beiträge, Bonn, 42 (2): 137-141.    

 
 
 
 
 

Eremias afghanistanica  © Michael Franzen