Transcaucasia. 

Subspecies:

Eremias velox caucasia  LANTZ, 1928

Synonyms:

Eremias velox caucasica   ROITBERG et al, 2000

Eremias velox caucasia   LANTZ, 1928

Types:

Syntypes: FMNH, personal collection of Cyrén

Terra Typica:

restricta (MERTENS &WERMUTH 1960) `Jelisawetpol` ( = Giandscha, Ganza) in Azerbayjan


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Lantz, L.A. (1928) -  Les Eremias de l´Asie occidentale. -  Bulletin du Musée de Géorgie, Tbilisi, 4: 1-72; 5: 1-64.  

  • Liu, J. & Ananjeva, N.A. & Chirikova, M.A. & Milto, K.D. & Guo, X. (2014) -  Molecular Assessment and taxonomic status of the Rapid Racerunner (Eremias velox complex) with particular attention to the populations in Northwestern China.  -  Asian Herpetological Research, 5 (1): 12-25.