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Toadhead Agamas
Phrynocephalus
Phrynocephalus is a genus which includes 36 species of small and medium-sized agamid lizards, commonly called toadhead agamas or toad-headed agamas, that inhabit open arid and semiarid environments of Asia and Eastern Europe. The systematics of this genus are very complicated with many controversial points of view about the unclear phylogeny of this group. All representatives of this genus have adopted the so-called "sit and wait" hunting strategy, and they actively use visual orientation when watching for food. In general, the ecological niche and role of Phrynocephalus species in lizard communities of arid environments of Asia are poorly studied but seem to be similar to those of Phrynosoma, Cophosaurus, Holbrookia, Uta, and Sceloporus in the New World, as well as Moloch in Australia.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 32 known species
Tuvan Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus versicolor
Sunwatcher
speciesPhrynocephalus helioscopus
Secret Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus mystaceus
Central Asian Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus guttatus
Arabian Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus arabicus
Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus interscapularis
Ching Hai Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus vlangalii
Montane toad-headed agama
speciesPhrynocephalus theobaldi
Gray Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus scutellatus
Horvath's Toad Headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus persicus
Phrynocephalus horvathi
speciesPhrynocephalus horvathi
Blacktail Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus maculatus
Przewalski's Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus przewalskii
Reticulated toad-headed agama
speciesPhrynocephalus reticulatus
Yarkand toad-headed agama
speciesPhrynocephalus axillaris
Strauch's Toad Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus strauchi
Sharqiyah Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus sakoi
Trans-Caspian Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus raddei
Ching Hai Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus putjatai
Forsyth's Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus forsythii
Yellow-speckled Toad Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus luteoguttatus
Striped Toad Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus ornatus
Northwest Tibetan Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus erythrurus
Lut Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus lutensis
Shansi toadhead agama
speciesPhrynocephalus frontalis
Zagros Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus ananjevae
Clarks' toad-headed agama
speciesPhrynocephalus clarkorum
Alcock's toad-headed agama
speciesPhrynocephalus euptilopus
Uzbekistan Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus rossikowi
Bami Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus golubewii
Northern Striped Toad-headed Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus vindumi
Roborowski's Toadhead Agama
speciesPhrynocephalus roborowskii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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