Phrynocephalus euptilopus Alcock and Finn, 1897:556

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 476

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Phrynocephalus euptilopus Alcock and Finn, 1897:556
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Phrynocephalus euptilopus Alcock and Finn, 1897:556 View in CoL , pl. XII

1897 “1896” Phrynocephalus euptilopus Alcock and Finn, 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 Comission of 1896. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 65:550–566, pls. XI–XV.

SYNTYPES.— BMNH 1946.8.28. 39, ZSI 14070 , ZSI 14072 ; MCZ R-7227 [ex ZSI 14074 ], from “near Darband , elevation 3000 feet ” northern Balochistan .

LOCALITIES.— 56 km S and 10 km E of Darweshan (CAS 120205–07) [see pl. 3, fig. 8 for distribution].

REMARKS.— This species occurs exclusively in deep dune areas (Clark 1990). Sindaco and Jeremčenko (2008) provide a record from the Pakistani side of the border, which corresponds to the type locality Darband in northern Balochistan .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Phrynocephalus

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