Eremias rafiqi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Tribus: Eremiadini
Genus: Eremias
Species: Eremias rafiqi

Name

Eremias rafiqi Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon & Jablonski, 2022: 70

• Holotype: PMNH 856, adult ♂, collected by Khalid Javed Baig on 25 May 1997.
• Type locality: “Tanishpa village, Torghar Mountains, Killa Saifullah district, Balochistan (31.1869° N, 68.4126° E), elevation 2,506 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Masroor, R., Khan, M.A., Nadeem, M.S., Amir, S.A., Khisroon, M. & Jablonski, D. 2022. Appearances often deceive in racerunners: integrative approach reveals two new species of Eremias (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Pakistan. Zootaxa 5175(1): 55–87. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Rafiq’s Racerunner