Eremias scripta scripta (Strauch, 1867)

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 : 497

Eremias scripta scripta (Strauch, 1867:col. 327)

1867 Podarces (Scapteira) scripta Strauch, Bemerkungen über die Eidechsen-Gattung Scapteira (Fitz.) . Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 12:313–328.

LECTOTYPE.— ZISP 3669 , from “Aralo-Caspian desert” (designated by Szczerbak 1974).

LOCALITIES.— 10 km NE of Darweshan (CAS 120460–64); 35 km S of Darweshan (CAS 120456–59); 56 km S and 10 km E of Darweshan (CAS 120465–68); ca. 50 km SSW (by air) of Lashkar Gar, edge of Dasht-e Margo on W side of Helmund River (2320 ft.) (MVZ 237466); 40 km SE of Kandahar (CAS 120469–77); 81 km W (by Herat Rd.) of Kandahar (3200 ft.) (MVZ 237467).

REMARKS.— Clark (1990) mentioned this species as an inhabitant of permanent sand hills and ridges, usually occurring close to vegetation (see Fig. 19 for the distribution).