title: Eremias argus
text: # Eremias argus
  
  Eremias argus (Korean:표범장지뱀,Chinese:丽斑麻蜥,Russian:Монгольская ящурка), also known commonly as the Mongolia racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, argus, refers to Argus, the many-eyed giant in Greek mythology, an illusion to the ocelli (eye spots) of this species.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  E. argus is found in China, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  E. argus is found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, forest, and freshwater wetlands. Similarly, the species has been found at a wide range of altitudes, 50–3,400 m (160–11,150 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  E. argus is oviparous.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  
  * Eremias argus argus W. Peters, 1869
  * Eremias argus barbouri Schmidt, 1925
  