Eremias buechneri, also known commonly as the Kaschar racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, buechneri, is in honor of German-Russian zoologist Eugen Büchner.

Eremias buechneri

Geographic range

Within China, E. buechneri is found in Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Autonomous Region, both of which are in northwestern China.

Eremias buechneri

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. buechneri is desert, at altitudes of .

Eremias buechneri

Reproduction

E. buechneri is viviparous.

References

Further reading

Bedriaga J (1907). "Verzeichnis der von der Central-Asiatischen Expedition unter Stabs-Kapitän W. Roborowski in den Jahren 1893–1895 gesammelten Reptilien". Annuaire Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 10 (3/4): 159–200. (Eremias buechneri, new species, p. 184). (in French).

Eremias

Reptiles described in 1907

Reptiles of China

Taxa named by Jacques von Bedriaga