Phrynocephalus euptilopus
| Alcock's toad-headed agama | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocephalus |
| Species: | P. euptilopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocephalus euptilopus Alcock & Finn, 1897 | |
Alcock's toad-headed agama Phrynocephalus euptilopus is a species of agamid lizard found in Pakistan (Western Baluchistan), Afghanistan and possibly in parts of India. Type locality: Darband (elevation 3000 feet), Northern Baluchistan. Known only from 6 type specimens from Darband, Western Baluchistan. Indraneil Das (1997) notes that its presence is doubtful for India.
References
- Alcock, A. W. & Finn, F. 1897, An account of the Reptilia collected by Dr. F.P. Maynard, Captain A.H. McMahon, C.I.E., and the members of the Afghan-Baluch Boundary Commission of 1896. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 65: 550-566 [1896]
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