Phrynocephalus saidalievi SATTOROV, 1981
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Phrynocephalus saidalievi
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Phrynocephalus saidalievi saidalievi SATTOROV 1981 Phrynocephalus saidalievi orlovae SOLOVYEVA, NAZAROV, DUNAYEV, ABDURAUPOV & POYARKOV in SOLOVYEVA et al. 2025 |
| Common Names | E: Fergana toad-headed agamas G: Fergana-Sonnengucker E: Orlova’s sun-watcher toad-headed agama [orlovae] |
| Synonym | Phrynocephalus helioscopus saidalievi SATTOROV 1981: 7 Phrynocephalus helioscopus saidaliewi — SATTOROV 1981: 7 Phrynocephalus saidalievi — EREMCHENKO & PANFILOV 1999: 121 Phrynocephalus (Phrynocephalus) helioscopus saidalievi — BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007 Phrynocephalus saidalievi — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Phrynocephalus helioscopus saidalievi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2011 Phrynocephalus helioscopus saidalievi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2012: 1387 Phrynocephalus saidalievi — DAVLETBAKOV et al. 2015 Phrynocephalus saidalievi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023 Phrynocephalus saidalievi — WU et al. 2023 Phrynocephalus saidalievi orlovae SOLOVYEVA, NAZAROV, DUNAYEV, ABDURAUPOV & POYARKOV in SOLOVYEVA et al. 2025: 72 Phrynocephalus helioscopus – EICHWALD 1831: 186. Phrynocephalus helioscopus saidalievi – SATTOROV 1981: 73 Phrynocephalus saidalievi – SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (Ferghana Valley); Type locality: "vicinity of the Kanibadam village (Tajik part of the Fergana Valley)" [= Konibodom village, approximately 40º17' N, 70º25' E, Tajikistan]. orlovae: Uzbekistan; Type locality: Uzbekistan, Namangan, Fergana Depression, Pabskaya Steppe, near Chodak and Koshmior to the north from the road Tashkent–Kokand (N40.88, E70.8. |
| Reproduction | Oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMNHU Re 12 (given as IZANU by Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007) Holotype: ZMMU R-12802 (adult male) (Fig. 15), collected by Solovyeva E. N. and Dolotovskaya S. I. on 31.05.2008. Paratypes. ZMMU R-12678 (male), ZMMU R-12802 (male), ZMMU R-17935-17942 (3 males, 5 females) (Fig. 16). ZMMU R-12678 and ZMMU R-17943 were collected collected by Nazarov R. A., Zinenko N. V. in Uzbekistan, Fergana Depression, 25 km N from Kokand, foothill adyrs to the north from the road Tashkent–Kokand (N40.78, E70.97) in the end of October 2007. ZMMU R-12802 and ZMMU R-17935-17942 were collected collected by Solovyeva E. N. and Dolotovskaya S. I. in Uzbekistan, Namangan, Fergana Depression, Pabskaya Steppe, near Chodak and Koshmior (N40.88, E70.8) on 31.05.2008. [orlovae] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (orlovae). A member of the Ph. helioscopus complex based on the following combination of morphological attributes: (1) no enlarged scales with spines on the sides of the head and neck; no scales with highly developed white spines resembling a fringe on the posterior edge of the thigh and on the sides of the base of the tail, (2) on the upper surface of the neck, a transversefoldofskin clearlyvisible,pairofpinkor red spots with a blue border in the cervical region on the sides (Bannikov et al., 1977, Solovyeva et al. 2025). 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 4080 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | See also P. helioscopus. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after herpetologist Сафара Алневича Санд-Алиева. (Safara Alnevicha Sand-Aliyeva, or Safar Alnevich Sand-Aliev). P. s. orlovae was named after Valentina Fedorovna Orlova (Zoological Museum of MSU, Moscow, Russia) in recognition of her many contributions to the studies of reptiles of arid areas of Central Asia. |
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