Phrynocephalus theobaldi explained

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.^[1]

Geographic range

P. theobaldi is found in eastern Turkestan, India (Kashmir and Ladakh), Nepal and western China (Xinjiang and southern Tibet).

Its type locality is "Lake Tso Moriri" = Tsho-marari, Rupshu, Ladakh.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. theobaldi are desert, grassland, and shrubland.

Reproduction

P. theobaldi is viviparous.

Further reading

• 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. . (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 Evolution 27: 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).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Phrynocephalus theobaldi, p. 264).