Species:

Eremias andersoni  DAREVSKY & SZCZERBAK, 1978

Synonyms:

Eremias (Rhabderemias) Fasciata   Bischoff, 1978

Common names:

Anderson’s Racerunner (English)
Anderson’s Wüstenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: MMTT 1671, subadult male, Iran National Museum of Natural History.

Terra Typica:

“Descht-i-kevir desert, 40–45 km east of Darja-i-Nimek lake (34°30’ N, 52°40’ E), Iran”.

Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Rhabderemias

Etymology: Named after Steven C. Anderson (b. 1936), American herpetologist, explorer on Iranian lizards.

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Darevsky, I.S. & Szczerbak, N.N. (1978) -  Eremias andersoni, a new lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Lacertidae) from Iran. -  Journal of Herpetology, 12 (1): 13-15.    

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  Eremias andersoni is a new species from Descht-i-Kevir desert (Iran). It differs from the closely related psammophile species E. fasciata, E. lineolata and E. scripta by the absence of uninterrupted rows of granules between frontal and frontoparietal shield.