Phrynocephalus theobaldi

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Theobald's toad-headed agama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Agamidae Genus: Phrynocephalus Species: P. theobaldi
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus theobaldi Blyth, 1863

Theobald's toad-headed agama, or snow lizard is a species of agama found in eastern Turkestan, India (Kashmir), Nepal and China (Xinjiang and southern Tibet). Type locality: Lake Chomoriri = Tsho-marari, Rupshu Province, Tibet. This species is viviparous.

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• Barabanov, Andrei, Natalia Ananjeva, Theodore J. Papenfuss and Wang Yuezhao 2002 A new name for Phrynocephalus theobaldi orientalis Wang, Papenfuss et Zeng, 1999. Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (1):80
• Blyth, EDWARD 1863 Report of the curator, zoological department. Jour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 32 (1): 73-90.
• Pang, Junfeng; Yuezhao Wang, Yang Zhong, A. Rus Hoelzel, Theodore J. Papenfuss, Xiaomao Zeng, Natalia B. Ananjeva and Ya-ping Zhang 2003 A phylogeny of Chinese species in the genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 27: 398-409