Abstract
Eremias andersoni is a new spedes trom Descht-i-Kevir desert (Iran). It differs from the closely related psammophile species E. fasciata, E. lineolata and E. scripta by the absence of uninterrupted rows of granules between frontal and frontoparietal shields. Among herpetological materials collected in autumn 1974 by the senior author in northern Iran were specimens of a new lizard species, genus Eremias, described below. This species is named after an American herpetologist, Steven C. Anderson, who has contributed greatly to the study of the herpetofauna of Iran and Afghanistan. Eremias andersoni sp. nov. Holotype.-Iran National Museum of Natural History (MMTT) 1671, subadult male, Descht-i-Kevir desert, 40-45 km east of Darja-i-Nimek lake (34°30' N, 52°40' EI. Iran, by I. S. Darevsky, 18 October 1974. Paratypes. Zoo logica I Institute, Academy of Sciences, USSR (ZIL) 18715 and 18716, subadult male and female, same data as holotype. Diagnosis.-Ventrals in 13-14 oblique longitudinal series; subocular in contact with edge of mouth; frontal and supraoculars not separated by a complete row of granules; nostril situated among three nasals and widely separated from supralabials; femoral pores series separated by space not greater than one-fourth length of one row; supracaudals with weakly-developed ridges; digit four of hind limbs without long flat projecting scales. Description of holotype.-Head and body moderately depressed. Snout pointed with swollen nasals, as long as broad. Anterior head sh ields smooth and convex; nasals in contact behind the rostral, the suture * * *
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