Pseudopus apodus apodus (Pallas, 1775)

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 : 482

Pseudopus apodus apodus (Pallas, 1775:435, pl. 9, fig. 1)

1775 Lacerta apoda Pallas , Lacerta apoda descripta. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanorum 19:435–454, pls. IX–X.

HOLOTYPE.— Most probably lost [but imaged in Pallas (1775)], type locality not given in original description, but according to Wermuth (1969) from “habitat in conuallibus herbidis deserti Naryn [= Naryn steppe] et ad Sarpam Kumam, Terekum fluuios”, probably based on Pallas (1776).

LOCALITIES.— Bala-Murglab ( Boulenger 1889: 98, probably BMNH 1886.9.21. 74–75); On road to Bala-Murglab [Maimana Prov., 850 m] ( ZFMK 8629 ) ; Doshi 2700 ft., N of Hindu Kush and Dana Ghon 2400 ft. (Smith 1940, probably BMNH 1938.2.4. 10 and BMNH 1938.2.4. 11); Gulran ( Boulenger 1889:98, probably BMNH 1886.9.21. 72); near Laman, SE of Qalah ( MNHN 1948 .175); Zebak, 102.4 km on road E Faizabad ( FMNH 161121–22 ) [see pl. 5, fig. 5 for distribution].