Species:

Eremias kavirensis  MOZAFFARI & PARHAM, 2007

Common names:

Maranjaab Racerunner (English)
Maranjaab Wüstenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: CAS 238636

Terra Typica:

Maranjab, Dasht-e-Kevir, Province Isfahan in central Iran.

Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Scapteira

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Mozaffari, O. & Parham, J.F. (2007) -  A new species of Racerunner Lizard (Lacertidae: Eremias) from Iran. -  Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series, 58 (28): 569-574.    

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  A new species of lacertid lizard, Eremias kavirensis sp.nov., is described from Isfahan Province in central Iran. The new species differs from all other known Iranian Eremias by having a subocoluar scale that does not reach the mouth, fringed toes, scales on flank distinctly larger than those of back, two rows of tibial scales, and its coloration. The known distribution of this distinctive new species is restricted to the Maranjaab sand dunes, Kavir Desert (Dasht-e-Kavir), Isfahan Province, Iran.