Eremias kavirensis Mozaffari & Parham, 2007

HOLOTYPE. (MMTT / AHI 1008) CAS 238636.

TYPE LOCALITY. Maranjab sand dunes, Esfahan Prov., Iran.

DISTRIBUTION. Endemic to Iran.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 95. Known only from the type locality and its immediate vicinity .

HABITAT. Confined to sandy microhabitat of sand dunes dominated by the dune weed, Stipagrostis pennata . It is never found in the surrounding gravelly areas.

REMARKS. Based on strict habitat preferences, Mozaffari & Parham (2007) hypothesize this species to be endemic to the Maranjab sand dunes.

REFERENCES. Mozaffari & Parham (2007).