Common name: the Steppe-runner
Conservation status: Near Threatened
Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Size: up to 220 mm
Description: upperside grey with dark-edged white spots
Habitat: dry, open sandy areas with sparse herbaceous vegetation and sandy coastal areas
Activity: diurnal
Diet: various invertebrates
Reproduction: oviparous
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