title: Eremias brenchleyi
text: # Eremias brenchleyi
  
  Eremias brenchleyi, commonly known as the Ordos racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to China.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, brenchleyi, is in honour of English naturalist Julius Lucius Brenchley, who collected the holotype.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  In China, E. brenchleyi is found in the provinces Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, and the autonomous region Inner Mongolia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of E. brenchleyi are forest, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft).
  
  ## Diet
  
  E. brenchleyi preys upon insects.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  E. brenchleyi is oviparous.
  
  