Pseuderemias brenneri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Pseuderemias |
Species: | P. brenneri
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Binomial name | |
Pseuderemias brenneri (
W. Peters, 1869)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Pseuderemias brenneri, also known commonly as Brenner's racerunner or Brenner's sand racer, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.
The specific name, brenneri, is in honor of Richard Brenner, who was a German explorer of Africa. [3]
P. brenneri is found in Djibouti, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and northeastern Sudan. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of P. brenneri are desert, shrubland, and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [1]
P. brenneri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail length of about 11 cm (4.3 in). [4]