Eremias velox (commonly known as the rapid racerunner, Central Asian racerunner, or rapid fringe-toed lizard) is a species of lizard found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Eremias vermiculata is also sometimes known as the Central Asian racerunner.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rapid Racerunner being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthodactylus schreiberi
- Acanthodactylus erythrurus
- Eremias strauchi
- Acanthodactylus boskianus
- Acanthodactylus margaritae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Eremias
- Species
- Eremias velox
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