Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eremias pleskei (Eremias pleskei), recorded as Critically Endangered
Eremias pleskei (Eremias pleskei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Eremias pleskei

Eremias pleskei

Eremias pleskei is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Eremias pleskei
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Eremias

The lizard or snake

This named form is a lizard or snake. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

The natural E. Pleskei usually lives in desert at altitudes of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft). The species is native to the Armenian plateau in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Eremias pleskei is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Eremias pleskei — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q4184573. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Eremias pleskei?
Eremias pleskei is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.
What is the conservation status of Eremias pleskei?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Eremias pleskei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eremias pleskei live?
The natural E. Pleskei usually lives in desert at altitudes of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft).
Why is Eremias pleskei in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Eremias pleskei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eremias pleskei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.