Phrynocephalus ananjevae

Phrynocephalus ananjevae is a species of agamid lizard endemic to the Zagros Mountains in Iran.[2][1][3] The specific epithet honors Natalia Ananjeva of the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia for her contribution to herpetological research of the family Agamidae and Phrynocephalus in particular.[2]

Phrynocephalus ananjevae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Phrynocephalus
Species:
P. ananjevae
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus ananjevae
Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov, & Rajabizadeh, 2013
Known localities of P. ananjevae in Iran[1]

References

  1. ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505.
  2. Phrynocephalus ananjevae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  3. Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod; Ghaffari, Hanyeh; Anderson, Steven C. (10 May 2016). "A new genus and species of gekkonid lizard (Squamata: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province with a revised key to gekkonid genera of Iran". Zootaxa. 4109 (4): 428. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.4.2.


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