A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan * Author Wagner, Philipp Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstr. 21, D 81247 München, Germany; & Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA; & Corresponding author. Author Bauer, Aaron M. Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA; & Department of Herpetology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118, USA; & Research Associate, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; Author Leviton, Alan E. Department of Herpetology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118, USA; & Research Associate, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; Author Wilms, Thomas M. Allwetterzoo Münster, Sentruper Str. 315, D 48161 Münster, Germany; Author Böhme, Wolfgang Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Adenauerallee 160, D 53113 Bonn, Germany; text Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2016 2016-12-29 63 13 457 565 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.13155235 0068-547X 13155235 Eremias scripta scripta (Strauch, 1867:col. 327) 1867 Podarces ( Scapteira ) scripta Strauch, Bemerkungen über die Eidechsen-Gattung Scapteira (Fitz.) . Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 12:313–328. LECTOTYPE .— ZISP 3669 , from “Aralo-Caspian desert” (designated by Szczerbak 1974). LOCALITIES .— 10 km NE of Darweshan (CAS 120460–64); 35 km S of Darweshan (CAS 120456–59); 56 km S and 10 km E of Darweshan (CAS 120465–68); ca. 50 km SSW (by air) of Lashkar Gar, edge of Dasht-e Margo on W side of Helmund River ( 2320 ft. ) (MVZ 237466); 40 km SE of Kandahar (CAS 120469–77); 81 km W (by Herat Rd.) of Kandahar ( 3200 ft. ) (MVZ 237467). REMARKS .— Clark (1990) mentioned this species as an inhabitant of permanent sand hills and ridges, usually occurring close to vegetation (see Fig. 19 for the distribution).