Phrynocephalus guttatus

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Phrynocephalus guttatus
Phrynocephalus guttatus.jpg
Preserved museum specimen

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Phrynocephalus
Species:
P. guttatus
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus guttatus
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta guttata
    Gmelin, 1789
  • Agama guttata
    — Daudin, 1802
  • Phrynocephalus guttatus
    — Kaup, 1827

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[]

P. guttatus is found in Kazakhstan, southern Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[1]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of P. guttatus is desert, at altitudes from 16 m (52 ft) below sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction[]

P. guttatus is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies[]

Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Bedriaga, 1906
  • Phrynocephalus guttatus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Eichwald, 1831 – Saissan toad-headed agama
  • Nikolsky, 1913
  • , & , 1995

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phrynocephalus.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c , , , Orlov NL, , , , , , (2017). "Phrynocephalus guttatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T157278A747934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T157278A747934.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Phrynocephalus guttatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.

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).
  • , (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.



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