Phrynocephalus golubewii explained

Phrynocephalus golubewii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Turkmenistan.

Etymology

The specific name, golubewii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Michael Leonidovich Golubev.^[1]

Geographic range

P. golubewii is found in southwestern Turkmenistan.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. golubewii is desert salt flat, at altitudes below .

Reproduction

P. golubewii is oviparous.

Further reading

• 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.
• Shenbrot GI Semyonov DV (1990). "[New species of genus ''Phrynocephalus'' (Reptilia, Agamidae) from Turkmenia]". Zoologichesky Zhurnal, Moscow 69 (9): 154–156. (Phrynocephalus golubewii, new species). (in Russian, with an abstract in English).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]