Phrynocephalus golubewii

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Phrynocephalus golubewii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Phrynocephalus
Species:
P. golubewii
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus golubewii
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Phrynocephalus golubewii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Turkmenistan. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, golubewii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Michael Leonidovich Golubev. [3]

Geographic range

P. golubewii is found in southwestern Turkmenistan. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. golubewii is desert salt flat, at altitudes below 100 m (330 ft). [1]

Reproduction

P. golubewii is oviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shestapol [sic], A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Papenfuss, T.; Orlov, N.L. (2017). "Phrynocephalus golubewii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T164771A91767533. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T164771A91767533.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Phrynocephalus golubewii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  3. 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 golubewii, p. 103).

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