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Phrynocephalus meridionalis DUNAYEV, SOLOVYEVA & POYARKOV, 2012

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sunwatcher Toadhead Agama; saidalievi: Fergana toad-headed agamas
G: Sonnengucker
Russian: Такырная круглоголовка
Chinese: 旱地沙蜥 
SynonymPhrynocephalus helioscopus meridionalis DUNAYEV, SOLOVYEVA & POYARKOV in SOLOVYEVA et al. 2012: 1389
Phrynocephalus meridionalis — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023
Phrynocephalus meridionalis — WU et al. 2023 
DistributionS Uzbekistan: southern part of Bukhara region and Surkhandarya region; Eastern Turkmenistan: foothills of Kugitang ridge in Lebap velayat (previously Chardzhou region). Probably, this subspecies penetrates to the north of Afghanistan (environs of Baglan settlement near Kunduz river – № 1503 10909 IZANU).

Type locality: Uzbekistan, Surkhandarya region, N Aktash settl. (on the road to Pashkhurt settl.); foothills of Kugitang ridge (37°34.785′ N, 66°39.906′ E), altitude 609 m elevation.  
ReproductionOviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMMU R-13437, paratypes (6 specimens) ZMMU R-12801 
Diagnosis 
CommentSee also P. helioscopus. 
EtymologyNamed for being the most southern taxa (“meridianus” – “south”, lat.) comparing to the others Ph. helioscopus. 
References
  • Solovyeva, E. N., Dunayev, E. A., Nazarov, R. A., Bondarenko, D. A., & Poyarkov, N. A. 2023. COI-Barcoding and Species Delimitation Assessment of Toad-Headed Agamas of the Genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae, Squamata) Reveal Unrecognized Diversity in Central Eurasia. Diversity 2023, 15, x - get paper here
  • Solovyeva, E. N.;, E. A. Dunayev, N. A. Poyarkov 2012. INTERSPECIFIC TAXONOMY OF SUNWATCHER TOADHEAD AGAMA SPECIES COMPLEX (PHRYNOCEPHALUS HELIOSCOPUS, SQUAMATA). [in Russian]. ЗООЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ, 2012, том 91 (11): 1377–1396
  • Wu, N., Wang, S., Dujsebayeva, T. N., Chen, D., Ali, A., & Guo, X. 2023. Geography and past climate changes have shaped the evolution of a widespread lizard in arid Central Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107781 - get paper here
 
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