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Species: |
| Eremias multiocellata GÜNTHER, 1872 |
Subspecies (3): |
| Eremias multiocellata multiocellata GÜNTHER, 1872 Eremias multiocellata kozlowi BEDRIAGA, 1907 Eremias multiocellata tsaganbogdensis MUNKHBAYAR & BORKIN, 2010 |
Synonyms: |
| Eremias multiocellata GÜNTHER, 1872 Eremias yarkandensis var. saturata BLANFORD, 1875 Podarces multiocellata STRAUCH, 1876 Eremias multiocellata var. saturata BOULENGER, 1887 Eremias multiocellata var. reticulata BEDRIAGA, 1912 Eremias multiocellata multiocellata POPE, 1935 Eremias multiocellata LAMBERT, 2002 Podarces planiceps STRAUCH, 1876 |
Common names: |
| Multi-ocellated Racerunner (English)
Wüstenrenner (German)
Глазчатая ящурка (Russian) |
Types: |
| multiocellata: Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.69/71.4.16.32
kozlowi: Lectotype: ZISP 9141, China, Nan Shan, oasis Ssatschshe (Orlova et al., 2017 indicated `Sachzheu envrions [Dunhuang]`), 1894, Coll. P.K. Kozlov and V.I. Roborovsky
tsaganbogdensis: Holotype: ZISP.19956.1, Department of Herpetology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
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Terra Typica: |
| multiocellata: `Desert of Gobi, on the route from Sume to the Tola [= Tuul] river`.
kozlowi: `Sachzheu and western Nanshan-mountains`, W China.
tsaganbogdensis: Tsagaan Bogd Uul Mountain, Bayanhongor Aymak, southern Mongolia. |
Taxonomic notes:
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| Subgenus Pareremias |
Relevant taxonomic literature:
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Günther, A. (1872) - On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley. Esq. - The Annals and magazine of natural history, (4) 10: 418–420.  Dujsebayeva, T.N. & Chirikova, M.A. & Belyalov, O.V. (2009) - New finds of the Racerunner of Eremias multiocellata complex in Kazakhstan. - Russian Journal of Herpetology, Moscow, 16 (1): 51-56.   × New finds of the lizards of Eremias multiocellata complex became known for extreme southeast of Kazakhstan. In 2006-2007 re recorded the lizards in the mountain valleys of Kegen and Tekes Rivers creossing an intermountain depression located between Ketmen’ and Terskey-Alatau at altitude 1850-1950 m a.s.l. Morphological analysis revealed the reliable differences of the specimens collected from other species of multiocellata complex inhabited the close areas – E. stummeri from Issyk-Kul’ Depression and E. kokshaaliensis from Sary-Dzhaz River Basin of Kyrgyzstan. Morphological peculiarity of the populations recorded may be caused by their isolative position in extreme southeast of Kazakhstan and needs future elucidation. Orlova, V.F. & Poyarkov, N.A. & Chirikova, M.A. & Nazarov, R.A. & Munkhbataar, M. & Munkhbayar, K. & Terbish, K. (2017) - MtDNA differentiation and taxonomy of Central Asian racerunners of Eremias multiocellata-E. przewalskii species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae) - Zootaxa 4282 (1): 1-42. × We provide an integrative analysis of the diversity of the E. multiocellata—E. przewalskii species complex in Central and Middle Asia using morphological and molecular (COI DNA-barcoding) data. We report preliminary data on mtDNA variation within this group and clarify the taxonomic status and distribution of the members of the species complex. We also provide a description of a new Eremias species from Eastern Kazakhstan and western Mongolia, where it occurs in sympatry with E. multiocellata sensu stricto, from which it can be clearly differentiated using both morphological and molecular characters. The new species, described as Eremias dzungarica sp. nov., is assigned to the subgenus Pareremias on the basis of the following features: subocular not reaching mouth edge; one frontonasal; two supraoculars; the row of small granular scales between supraoculars and frontal with frontoparietals absent; distance between the femoral pore rows being wide; femoral pore rows not reaching knee-joint; coloration pattern with light colored ocelli with black edging. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners on the basis of the following morphological attributes: a mediumsized lacertid lizard, maximum snout-vent length (SVL) = 64.5 mm, tail being ca. 1.5 times longer than body length (SVL), hindlimbs relatively long (hindlimb length to SVL ratio 0.46); subocular scale not reaching mouth edge, in touch with 6–8 supralabials; males with bright coloration consisting of 2–3 dorsolateral rows of light-colored ocelli with thick black edging; the ventral row of ocelli in life is greenish to bluish; dorsal pattern consisting of black irregular blotches along the middorsal line. We also report on the high genetic and morphological diversity of E. multiocellata in Mongolia and China, synonymize E. m. bannikowi with the nominative form E. m. multiocellata, discuss variation within E. przewalskii, synonymize E. p. tuvensis with the nominative form E. przewalskii, provide new data on E. cf. reticulata and E. m. tsaganbogdensis, confirm validity and clarify distribution ranges of E. stummeri, E. szczerbaki and E. yarkandensis and discuss further progress on taxonomic studies of the E. multiocellata—E. przewalskii species complex.
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