East Afghanistan (Kabul river valley). 

Species:

Eremias aria  ANDERSON & LEVITON, 1967

Common names:

East-Afghan Racerunner (English)
Steppenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: CAS 96204, Paratype: CAS 96205

Terra Typica:

Balabagh near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.


Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Eremias sensu stricto


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Anderson, S.C. & Leviton, A.E. (1967) -  A new species of Eremias (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Afghanistan. -  Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, 64: 1-4.  

  • Wagner, P. & Bauer, A.M. & Leviton, A.E. & Wilms, T.M. & Böhme, W. (2016) -  A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan Exploring Herpetodiversity using Biodiversity Archives. -  Proceedings of the Californian Academy of Sciences, Series 4, 63 (13): 457-565.