Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus
Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus, the yellow-speckled toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Baluchistan) and possibly in India.
| Yellow-speckled toad-headed agama | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocephalus |
| Species: | P. luteoguttatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger, 1887 | |
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The type locality is between Nushki and Helmand (border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan).
References
- Boulenger, G. A. 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575pp.
- Khan, M.S. 1980 Affinities and zoogeography of herptiles of Pakistan. Biologia, 26(1-2): 113-171
- Khan, M. S. 1999 A checklist and key to the phrynocephalid lizards of Pakistan, with ethnological notes (Squamata: Agamidae). Pakistan J. Zool. 31 (1): 17-24
External links
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Prynocephalus_luteoguttatus.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Prynocephalus_luteoguttat2.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Prynocephalus_luteoguttatus3.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Prynocephalus_luteoguttatus4.jpg
- http://www.biotropics.com/html/echsen.html
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