Phrynocephalus axillaris

Phrynocephalus axillaris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Phrynocephalus
Species:	P. axillaris
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus axillaris Blanford, 1875
Synonyms [2]
Phrynocephalus koslovi Bedriaga, 1906 Phrynocephalus ludovici Mocquard, 1910 Phrynocephalus nasatus Golubev & Dunayev, 1995

Phrynocephalus axillaris, also known commonly as the Yarkand toadhead agama and the Yarkand toad-headed agama, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Agaminae of the family Agamidae. The species is native to China, Mongolia, Tibet, and Turkestan. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Phrynosoma axillaris is desert, at altitudes of 100–3,200 m (330–10,500 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Phrynocephalus axillaris is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]} Clutch size is two to five eggs. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name of a junior synonymy, ludovici (meaning "of Louis" in Latin), is in honor of French zoologist Léon Louis Vaillant. ^{[3] : 162, 271}

References

1. Shi, L.; Wang, Y.; Guo, X.; Manthey, U. (2019). "Phrynocephalus axillaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T170411A127943061. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T170411A127943061.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Phrynocephalus axillaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
3. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Blanford, W.T. (1875). "List of Reptilia and Amphibia collected by the late Dr. Stoliczka in Kashmir, Ladák, Eastern Turkestán, and Wakhán, with descriptions of new species". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 44 (2): 191–196. (Phrynocephalus axillaris, new species, pp. 192–193). (in English and Latin).
• Boulenger, G.A. (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 axillaris, p. 378).