Paralaudakia lehmanni (NIKOLSKY, 1896)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Turkestan Rock Agama G: Zentralasiatische Wirtelschwanzagame
Synonym	Stellio lehmanni NIKOLSKY 1896 Agama lehmanni — BEDRIAGA 1907: 126 Agama borstschewskyi ELPATJEWSKY & SABANEJEW 1907: 250 Agama lehmanni — NIKOLSKY 1915: 121 Agama bortschewskii NIKOLSKY 1915: 122 (nom. subst. pro Agama borstschewskyi) Agama lehmanni — TERENTJEW & TSCHERNOW 1949: 147 Agama lehmanni — WERMUTH 1967: 16 Agama lehmanni — TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 Laudakia lehmanni — MACEY et al. 2000 Laudakia lehmanni — SZCZERBAK 2003 Paralaudakia lehmanni — BAIG et al. 2012: 236 Paralaudakia lehmanni — ZAUNER 2023 Paralaudakia lehmanni — AZHAR et al. 2025
Distribution	E Turkmenistan, E Uzbekistan, W Tajikistan, S Kyrgyzstan, N Afghanistan, elevation 400-2600 m. Type locality: Fergana and Bukhara, Uzbekistan (“provincia Ferganensi nec non in Bucharia, Turkestan” fide WERMUTH 1967). borstschewskyi: Type locality: Type locality: “Buchara region.”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes. ZISP, NMW
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (as Paralaudakia). Head and body depressed; flower-shaped formation of enlarged scales on anterior side of head; olivaceous with irregular black spots; scales on the body and tail with strong ridges and spines, several vertical rows of highly enlarged spinose scales; no patch on flanks; dorsolateral-fold marked with en- larged spinose scales with distinct high ridges; tail segment of three; callous glands present [BAIG et al. 2012]. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 35 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy after WERMUTH 1967 and BAIG et al. 2012. Distribution: not in Kazakhstan fide Dujsebayeva (2010 and pers. comm., 6 Feb 2012).
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