Eremias pleskei Bedriaga, 1905

LECTOTYPE. ZIL 6724, designated by Szczerbak (1974).

TYPE LOCALITY. Gouvernement Eriwan, Kreis Nachitschewan [= Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan].

DISTRIBUTION. NE Anatolia, Armenia, Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan), NW Iran.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 104. Restricted to the north-westernmost Iran to West and East Azerbaijan Prov. HABITAT. Sandy or stony semideserts covered with scattered xerophytes ( Artemisia). The lizards dig burrows under the bushes.

REMARKS. A sister species to E. grammica (Pyron et al. 2013) .

REFERENCES. Szczerbak (1974); Anderson (1999).