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Steppe-runner

The steppe-runner is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China.

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
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Steppe-runner
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Eremias
Species:
E. arguta
Binomial name
Eremias arguta
(Pallas, 1773)

The steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China.2

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References

  1. Aram Agasyan, Boris Tuniyev, Dan Cogalniceanu, John Wilkinson, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov 2009. Eremias arguta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T157260A5063725. Downloaded on 20 April 2019.
  2. Eremias arguta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2019.