Common name: the Central Asian Racerunner
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Size: up to 250 mm
Description: upperside sand-coloured with black dots and bright green or blue spots on flanks, underside is whitish
Habitat: sandy areas, rocky steppes and foothills with sparse herbaceous and shrub vegetation
Activity: diurnal
Diet: various invertebrates
Reproduction: oviparous
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