South-East Iran / only known from two mountain plateaus near Lalehzar and Darb-e Behesht. 

Species:

Eremias lalezharica  MORAVEC, 1994

Synonyms:

Eremias (Aspidorhinus) lalezharica   BARABANOV, 2009

Common names:

Lalezhar Racerunner (English)
Lalezhar Wüstenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: NMP 6V (was: MNHP) 34555/3; paratypes: ZFMK, NMP

Terra Typica:

“Lalezhar, 29º31`N, 56º51`E, N foot of Mt. Lalezhar” [=Lalehzar fide US Board of Geographical Names, Gazetter #19, Iran], Kerman Province, Iran, 2800-3100 m elevation” [ANDERSON 1999]


Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Aspidorhinus


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Moravec, J. (1994) -  A new lizard from Iran, Eremias (Eremias) lalezharica sp.n. (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Lacertidae). -  Bonner zoologische Beiträge, Bonn, 45 (1): 61-66.  

  • Hosseinian Yousefkhani, S.S. & Rastegar Pouyani, E. (2013) -  Easternmost locality of Eremias lalezharica MORAVEC, 1994 with description of habitat details, in Kerman province, Iran. -  L@CERTIDAE, 2013 [4]: 21-24.    

 
 

Iran

 
 
 
 
 

Eremias lalezharica  © 2012 Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani