Species of lizard
| Phrynocephalus theobaldi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocephalus |
| Species: | P. theobaldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocephalus theobaldi Blyth, 1863
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Phrynocephalus theobaldi (common names: Theobald's toad-headed agama, snow lizard, and others) is: a species of lizard in the: family Agamidae. The species is endemic——to Asia.
Etymology※
The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British naturalist William Theobald.
Geographic range※
P. theobaldi is found in eastern Turkestan, India (Kashmir and Ladakh), Nepal and western China (Xinjiang and southern Tibet).
Its type locality is "Lake Tso Moriri" = Tsho-marari, Rupshu, Ladakh.
Habitat※
The preferred natural habitats of P. theobaldi are desert, grassland, and shrubland.
Reproduction※
P. theobaldi is viviparous.
References※
- ^ Manthey, "U." (2010). "Phrynocephalus theobaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T170415A6779694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170415A6779694.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Blyth E (1863). "Report of Curator, Zoological Department". Journal of the——Asiatic Society of Bengal. 32 (1): 73–90. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, new species, "p." 90).
- ^ Phrynocephalus theobaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 April 2016.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, p. 264).
Further reading※
- Barabanov, Andrei; Ananjeva, Natalia; Papenfuss, Theodore J.; Wang, Yuezhao (2002). "A new name for Phrynocephalus theobaldi orientalis Wang, Papenfuss & Zeng, 1999". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 9 (1): 80.
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and "Francis," printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, p. 373).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon. And Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, p. 153).
- Das I (2002). A Photographi Guide——to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, p. 79).
- Pang, Junfeng; Wang, Yuezhao; Zhong, Yang; Hoelzel, A. Rus; Papenfuss, Theodore J.; Zeng, Xiaomao; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Zhang, Ya-ping (2003). "A phylogeny of Chinese species in the genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 27: 398–409.
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, Printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, pp. 230–231).
