Eremias velox velox (Pallas, 1771)

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 : 497-498

Eremias velox velox (Pallas, 1771:407, 457)

1771 Lacerta velox Pallas, Anhang. Descriptiones fugitiuae animalium atque plantarum Annis 1768 et 1769 obseruatorum.Pages 453–504, 13 pls. In Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reiches, Erster Theil Kayserliche Academie der Wissenschaften, St. Petersburg, Russia. (12) + 504 pp., 26 pls.

NEOTYPE.— ZISP 16233 , from the northern coast of Lake Inder , Inder district, Atyrau province, Kazakhstan (designated by Szczerbak 1974) [translated from Russian].

LOCALITIES.— 24 km SE Aqcha (CAS 120605); 25 km SW of Aqcha (CAS 120603–04); Baraki Barak [Logar Prov.] (USNM 194598–600, USNM 194978); Dasht-e-Nawar [Ghazni Prov., 3000 m] (ZFMK 8584); Doab (MNHN 1948.178); Herat (ZMUC R-4596); 24 km E Khanabad (CAS 120653); Kunduz (ZFMK 97438–39); 65–75 km W of Mazar-i-Sharif (CAS 120596–602, CAS

121063–64); 30 km E Taliqan ( CAS 120654 ) ; 10 km W of Tashkurgan ( CAS 120643–52 , CAS 121057 ); Tazi , 80 mi N Kandahar [32°23′N, 67°18′E] ( CAS 97984 ) [see pl. 9, fig. 2 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Boulenger (1889:99) mentioned additional specimens from “Helmand, Toman-agha, Gulran”, which probably refers to a locality in Iran. Clark (1990) mentioned this as a species occurring on firm, but never sandy, ground with scrub and vegetation. Sindaco and Jeremčenko (2008) noted this species only from northern parts of the country and specimens from southern parts need to be confirmed.