Biology:Phrynocephalus forsythii
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocephalus |
| Species: | P. forsythii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocephalus forsythii J. Anderson, 1872
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Phrynocephalus forsythii, also known commonly as Forsyth's toadhead agama and Forsyth's toad-headed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to China .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, forsythii, is in honor of English diplomat Thomas Douglas Forsyth.[1][2]
Geographic range
P. forsythii is found in northwestern China, in the Tarim Basin portion of the autonomous region of Xinjiang.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. forsythii is desert, at altitudes of 887–3,200 m (2,910–10,499 ft).[3]
Reproduction
P. forsythii is ovoviviparous.[3][1] Litter size is one to six young.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Phrynocephalus forsythii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 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 forsythii, p. 93).
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Further reading
- Anderson J (1872). "On some Persian, Himalayan, and other Reptiles". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 371–404. (Phrynocephalus forsythii, pp. 390–392, Figure 7).
- Barabanov AV, Ananjeva NB (2007). "Catalogue of the available scientific species-group names for lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Agamidae)". Zootaxa 1399: 1–56.
- Qi, Yue, Ding, Li; Zhao, Yangyang; Niu, Chenkai; Wang, Xiaoning; Zhao, Wei (2020). "Toad-headed Lizard Phrynocephalus forsythii (Squamata, Agamidae) as a Potential Ring Species Inferred from Population Genetic Differentiation". Asian Herpetological Research 2020 (4): 312–323.
- Zugmayer E (1909). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie von Zentral-Asien ". Zoologische Jahrbücher 27: 481–508. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi var. forsythii, pp. 502–504). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q5089712 entry
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