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Mongolia Racerunner
Eremias argus
Eremias argus (Korean: 표범장지뱀, Chinese: 丽斑麻蜥, Russian: Монгольская ящурка), also known commonly as the Mongolia racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.
From the article Eremias argus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
E. argus is found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, forest, and freshwater wetlands. Similarly, the species has been found at a wide range of altitudes, 50–3,400 m (160–11,150 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, argus, refers to Argus, the many-eyed giant in Greek mythology, an allusion to the ocelli (eye spots) of this species.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53523.