Phrynocephalus theobaldi

Phrynocephalus theobaldi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Phrynocephalus
Species:	P. theobaldi
Binomial name
	Phrynocephalus theobaldi; Blyth, 1863
Synonyms
	Phrynocephalus stolickai; Steindachner, 1867; Phrynocephalus caudivolvulus; Anderson, 1872; Phrynocephalus vlangalii Var. lidskii; Bedriaga, 1909; Phrynocephalus alticola; G. Peters, 1984; Phrynocephalus zetangensis Wang et al., 1996;

Last updated February 01, 2025

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.

Etymology

The specific name, theobaldi, is in honor of British naturalist William Theobald.^[4]

Geographic range

P. 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

The preferred natural habitats of P. theobaldi are desert, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 2,700–4,200 m (8,900–13,800 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. theobaldi is viviparous.^[1]^[3]

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References

1 2 3 4 Shi, L.; Huang, S.; Wang, Y. (2021). "Phrynocephalus theobaldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T170415A123299193. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T170415A123299193.en . Retrieved 31 January 2025.
↑ 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).
1 2 3 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).

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 Evolution27: 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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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Shi, L.; Huang, S.; Wang, Y. (2021). "Phrynocephalus theobaldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T170415A123299193. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T170415A123299193.en . Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[2] 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 Phrynocephalus theobaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 April 2016.

[4] 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).

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