Persian lizard [1] ( lat. Eremias persica ) is a species of lizard of the genus Lizard .
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Appearance
Small lizard, its body length does not exceed 8 cm, weight - 11 g. There is usually a small additional shield between the prefrontals. Upper tails scales with weak ribs. Top grayish or sandy, along the back stretch 4 dark stripes, divided into separate small spots, and along the sides - along one lane with a longitudinal row of light rounded spots. The bottom is white.
Lifestyle
He lives in the belt of the mountain steppes and among the bushes. Relatively rare lizard.
Spread
Notes
- Ань Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I. S. , Orlov N. L. The Five-Language Dictionary of Animal Names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., 1988. - p. 224. - 10 500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
Literature
- Bannikov A.G., Darevsky I.S., Rustamov A.K. Amphibians and Reptiles of the USSR / ed. prof. A. G. Bannikova. - M .: Thought , 1971. - p. 151-152. - 303 s.
- Ananyeva N. B. , Orlov N. L. , Khalikov R. G. , Darevsky I. S. , Ryabov S. A. , Barabanov A. V. Atlas of Reptiles of Northern Eurasia (taxonomic diversity, geographical distribution and conservation status). - SPb. : Zoological Institute RAS, 2004. - 232 p. - 1000 copies - ISBN 5-98092-007-2 .
Links
- The Reptile Database (English)