Phrynocephalus guttatus
| Phrynocephalus guttatus | |
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| Central Asian toadhead agama in Kalmykia desert | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocephalus |
| Species: | P. guttatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocephalus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Phrynocephalus guttatus, also known commonly as the spotted toadhead agama, the Saissan toad-headed agama, the Central Asian toadhead agama, and Salensky's toadhead agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. There are five recognized subspecies.
Geographic range
Phrynocephalus guttatus is found in Kazakhstan, southern Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Phrynocephalus guttatus is desert, at altitudes from 16 m (52 ft) below sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Phrynocephalus guttatus is oviparous.[2]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Phrynocephalus guttatus alpherakii Bedriaga, 1906
- Phrynocephalus guttatus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Phrynocephalus guttatus melanurus Eichwald, 1831 – Saissan toad-headed agama
- Phrynocephalus guttatus moltschanowi Nikolsky, 1913
- Phrynocephalus guttatus salsatus Gorelov, Dunayev & Kotenko, 1995
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phrynocephalus.
Etymology
The subspecific name, moltschanowi, is in honor of Russian ornithologist L.A. Molchanov who collected natural history specimens in the Crimea from 1903 to 1933.[3]: 182
References
- ^ a b c Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Aghasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Anderson, S.; Dujsebayeva, T.; Chirikova, M.; Shestapol, A.; Nazarov, R.; Melnikov, D. (2017). "Phrynocephalus guttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T157278A747934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T157278A747934.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Phrynocephalus guttatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Eichwald, "Eduardus" (1831). Zoologia specialis, quam expositis animalibus tum vivis, tum fossilibus potissimum rossiae in universum, et poloniae in specie, in usum lectionum publicarum in Universitate Caesarea Vilnensi [Volume III]. Vilnius: J. Zawadzki. 404 pp. (Phrynocephalus melanurus, new species, p. 186). (in Latin).
- Gmelin JF (1789). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturæ. Editio Decima Tertia [13th edition]. Tomus I. Pars III. Classis III. Amphibia. Leipzig: G.E. Beer. pp. 1033–1125. (Lacerta guttata, new species, p. 1078). (in Latin).
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.