---
title: "Steppehagedis"
description: "Eremias arguta — Reptielen. The steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan,"
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/steppe-runner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Steppehagedis

> Eremias arguta — Reptielen. The steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China.

- Scientific name: *Eremias arguta*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 1107
- Wikidata: [Q1037503](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037503)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36023](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36023)

## Names

- en: Steppe Runner
- de: Steppenrenner
- fr: Érémias variable
- nl: Steppehagedis

## Countries with the most observations

RU (454), UA (293), KZ (134), RO (37), KG (12), UZ (8), MN (6), CN (5), GE (4), AM (3)

## Summary

The steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) is a species of lizard found in Turkey, Romania, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppe-runner

## Photo

![Steppehagedis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/steppe-runner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Дима Орлов · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157970896

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/steppe-runner?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).