Phrynocephalus guttatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Agaminae
Genus: Phrynocephalus
Species: Phrynocephalus guttatus
Subspecies (5): P. g. alpherakii – P. g. guttatus – P. g. melanurus – P. g. moltschanowi – P. g. salsatus

Name

• Phrynocephalus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789)

Neotype: ZISP 4910.1, adult ♂. [designated by Barabanov & Ananjeva (2007: 6)]

Type locality: “in deserto Uralense”, restricted to “Jaikische Steppen (Gebiet des unteren Uralflusses)” by Mertens & Müller (1928: 26); redesignated by neotype designation to “vicinity of Atyrau (Gurjev), approximately 47º 06' N, 51º 54' E, Atyrau Province, north-western Kazakhstan” by Barabanov & Ananjeva (2007: 6).

Combinations

• Lacerta guttata Gmelin, 1789: 1078 [original combination]
• Agama guttata — Daudin, 1802: 426 [subsequent combination]
• Phrynocephalus guttatus — Kaup, 1827 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gmelin, J.F. 1789. Caroli a Linné systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I, Pars III. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. - pp. 1033–1516. Lipsiae. (Beer). DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.545; BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phrynocephalus guttatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 November 2018.
• Tuniyev, B., Ananjeva, N.B., Aghasyan, A., Orlov, N.L., Anderson, S., Dujsebayeva, T., Chirikova, M., Shestapol, A., Nazarov, R. & Melnikov, D. 2017. IUCN: Phrynocephalus guttatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T157278A747934. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T157278A747934.en

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Toadhead Agama