Eremias persica Blanford, 1875:31

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 496

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1874 Eremias persica Blanford, Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistan. Annals and Magzine of Natural History, ser. 4, 14:31–35.

LECTOTYPE.— BMNH 1946.8.7. 32, from “near Ispahan ”, Iran (designated by Szczerbak 1974).

LOCALITIES.— Ab-e-Istada, vic. of Mugur [Ghazni Prov., 2000 m] ( ZFMK 8655 About ZFMK ) ; Baqrabad ( ZMUC R-4587); Char-e-Kar [35°05′N, 69°10′E] ( CAS 96232–33 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; Cia-i-Baloch [= Robat-i-Shah Baloch] and Cia-i-Lagun , camp 1 ( MZUF 24037–44 View Materials , 24045–46 View Materials , 24048–49 View Materials ) ; 10 km N of Darweshan ( CAS 120610 About CAS , CAS 120974 About CAS ) ; Faizabad ( ZMUC R-4589); expiration of Farah-ruds River ( ZMUC R-4586); Ghaomi-Faringi , approx. 20 mi S Mukur [32°38′N, 67°30′E] ( CAS 96275–76 About CAS , CAS 97986 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; 10 km S Ghazni ( CAS 120612–13 About CAS ) ; 15 km N Ghazni ( CAS 120611 About CAS ) ; Btw. Ghazni and Mukur [32°53′N, 67°48′E] ( CAS 97981 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; 15 km W Girishk ( CAS 120976–77 About CAS ) ; 22 km S Girishk ( CAS 120975 About CAS ) ; 35 mi downstream from Girishk, Dasht-i-Margo Area, Chah-i-Angir ( CAS 84677 About CAS ) ; Herat town ( ZFMK 92808 About ZFMK ) ; vic. of Herat ( MHNG 1590 View Materials .16); 72 km S Herat ( CAS 120616–18 About CAS , CAS 120978 About CAS ) ; 10 km E Jalalabad , direction to Somarkhel ( MMB 28481 View Materials ) ; 20 mi SE Kandahar [31°23′N, 65°53′E] ( CAS 97988 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; 36–56 km N Kandahar ( CAS 120606–09 About CAS ) ; 4 mi from Kurdkabul Dam towards Buthak ( CAS 151228 About CAS ) ; Meiden Khula , about 30 mi ENE of Gardez [33°40. N, 69°50′E] ( CAS 96255–56 About CAS ) ; Mokuk ( CAS 133825 About CAS ) ; Murichaq [Herat Prov.] ( MMB 28503 View Materials ) ; Pagham ( FMNH 161064 About FMNH ) ; 50 km N Qalat ( CAS 120614–15 About CAS ) ; Sharisafa , 60 km NE of Kandahar ( CAS 90772 About CAS ) ; 5 km (by air) of Takhteh Pol (Rigestan Sand Dunes at W side of Kadeney Rud ), ca. 40 km SSE Kandahar (by road to Quetta) (3350 ft.) ( MVZ 237049 About MVZ ) [see pl. 8, fig. 8 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Smith (1940: 384) mentioned additional specimens from “ Ghazni 7000 ft. ”, which probably refer to BMNH 1940.3.1. 25–33, and “Arbarp 7000 ft. ”, which probably refers to BMNH 1940.3.1. 34. This is a widespread species ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE ) in southern Afghanistan, occurring up to at least 2500 m a.s.l. on open ground, hiding in holes, rodent burrows or at the base of vegetation (Clark 1990) .