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Gray Toadhead Agama
Phrynocephalus scutellatus (Olivier, 1807)
Also calledAgama Cabeza de Sapo Gris (spa) · Graue Krötenkopfagame (deu) · Grå Tudsehovedagam (dan) · آگامای سر وزغی خاکستری (fas)
First described in: Olivier, G. A. Voyage dans l’Empire Othoman, l’Egypte et la Perse, Tome V.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
REMARKS. A single record from Kermanshah Prov. (USNM 69902) is most probably a misidentified animal. REFERENCES. Anderson (1999, 2000).
Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran
distribution
DISTRIBUTION. Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan up to the Makran and Sulaiman Mountain ranges. DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 19. Widely distributed all over the central Iranian Plateau but not crossing the Zagros in the west and the Alborz in the north. HABITAT. Flat gravel desert plains with very little vegetation. Avoids sandy or clayey substrates. Found up to 2300 m elevation (Anderson 1999).
Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran
materials_examined
HOLOTYPE. MNHN 6947. TYPE LOCALITY. “ Au pied de la montagne ” [= Mt. Sophia, near Esfahan, Esfahan Prov., Iran].
Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran
description
Phrynocephalus olivieri carinipes — Nikolsky, 1915: 171. Phrynocephalus olivieri brevipes — Nikolsky, 1915: 172.
Catalogue of the available scientific speciesgroup names for lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Agamidae)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9555651.