title: Eremias przewalskii
text: # Eremias przewalskii
  
  Eremias przewalskii , commonly known as the Gobi racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  E. przewalskii is found in China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Russia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred habitats of E. przewalskii are desert, forest, shrubland, and wetlands, at altitudes of 500–1,800 m (1,600–5,900 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  E. przewalskii is viviparous.
  
  