Ablepharus eremchenkoi

Ablepharus eremchenkoi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.^[2]

Ablepharus eremchenkoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ablepharus
Species:	A. eremchenkoi
Binomial name
Ablepharus eremchenkoi (Panfilov, 1999)
Synonyms[2]
Asymblepharus eremchenkoi Panfilov, 1999 Ablepharus eremchenkoi — Mirza et al., 2022

Etymology

The specific name, eremchenkoi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Valery Konstantinovich Eremchenko^[3] (also published as Jeremčenko).

Geographic range

A. eremchenkoi is found in southern Kazakhstan and northwestern Kyrgyzstan.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. eremchenkoi is rocky areas, at altitudes of 2,500–3,300 m (8,200–10,800 ft).^[1]