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.
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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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Etymology
editThe specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British naturalist William Theobald.[4]
Geographic range
editP. theobaldi is found in eastern Turkestan, India (Kashmir and Ladakh), Nepal and western China (Xinjiang and southern Tibet).[1][3]
Its type locality is "Lake Tso Moriri" = Tsho-marari, Rupshu, Ladakh.
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of P. theobaldi are desert, grassland, and shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
editP. theobaldi is viviparous.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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).
- ^ a b c 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
edit- 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 Photographic 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).
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