North-East Iran, Southern Turkmenistan, Southern Uzbekistan, South-West Tajikistan, Northern Afghanistan. 

Species:

Eremias nigrocellata  NIKOLSKY, 1896

Synonyms:

Eremias intermedia var. nigrocellata   NIKOLSKY, 1900

Ommateremias nigrocellata   LANTZ, 1928

Common names:

Black-Occelated Racerunner (English)
Steppenrenner (German)

Types:

Lectotype: ZISP (ZIL) 8800 (designated by Szczerbak 1974:191)

Terra Typica:

Sistan in the Iranian- Afghan border area.


Taxonomic notes:

Subgenus Eremias sensu stricto


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Nikolsky, A.M. (1896) -  Description of Eremias nigrocellata. -  In: “Diagnoses reptilium et amphibiorum novorum in Persia orientali a N. Zarudny collectorum”. - Annuaire Musée Zoologique de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, 1:369-372.  

  • Molavi, F. & Kalat, T.M. & Yazdanpanah, M. & Kiabi, B.H. & Kami, H.G. (2017) -  Eremias intermedia or Eremias nigrocellata? Is morphology sufficient? -  Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 1 (2): 56-59.