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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Phrynocephalus guttatus | |
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Preserved museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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] | |
P. guttatus is found in Kazakhstan, southern Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.[1]
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]
Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phrynocephalus.
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