Bufoniceps laungwalaensis (SHARMA, 1978)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Laungwala Long-headed Lizard, Rajasthan Toad-headed lizard
Synonym	Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis SHARMA 1978 Phrynocephalus laungwalensis — ZOOLOGICAL RECORD Bufoniceps laungwalaensis — ARNOLD 1992 Bufoniceps laungwalensis — DAS 1996: 43 Bufoniceps laungwalaensis — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Bufoniceps laungwalensis [sic] — MURTHY 2010: 108 Bufoniceps laungawalensis [sic] — MURTHY 2010: 109 Bufoniceps laungwalansis — DAS & DAS 2017: 29 (in error)
Distribution	India (Rajasthan Desert, Jaisalmer District), adjacent Pakistan (Sindh) Type locality: Laungwala, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ZSI 23452, paratypes: ZSI 23453–61
Diagnosis
Comment	Type species: Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis SHARMA 1978 is the type species of the genus Bufoniceps ARNOLD 1992.
Etymology	named after the type locality.
References	Agarwal, I.; Mistry, V.K. & Tillack, F. 2009. Über die Rajasthan-Krötenkopfagame Bufoniceps laungwalaensis (SHARMA, 1978), ein Endemit aus der Wüste Thar. Sauria 30 (4): 37-48 [2008] - get paper here Arnold, E.N. 1992. The Rajasthan Toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis (Reptilia: Agamidae), represents a new genus. Journal of Herpetology 26 (4): 467-472 - get paper here Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003. Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23 - get paper here Das, Indraneil & Abhijit Das 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd., Oxford, 176 pp. Das, Sanjay Keshari 2015. Notes on unusual behavioural ecology of Acanthodactylus cantoris feeding on Bufoniceps laungewalaensis. Herpetology Notes 8: 563-565 - get paper here Golubev,M. & DUNAYEV,? 1997. On the relationships between Agamid genera Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 and Bufoniceps Arnold, 1992. Abstracts of the Third World congress of Herpetology - Prague Lotzkat, S. 2017. Book Review: Verbeitung, Biologie und Schutz der Erdkröte Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) mit besonderer Berucksichtigung des Amphibienschutzes an Strasen. Herpetological Review 48 (3): 691-692. - get paper here Murthy, T.S.N. 2010. The reptile fauna of India. B.R. Publishing, New Delhi, 332 pp. Sharma R C 1978. A new species of Phrynocephalus Kaup (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Rajasthan Desert, India, with notes on ecology. BULLETIN OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1(3) 1978: 291-294 - get paper here Venugopal, P.D. 2010. An updated and annotated list of Indian lizards (Reptilia: Sauria) based on a review of distribution records and checklists of Indian reptiles. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 (3): 725-738. - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images Profile of Bufoniceps laungwalaensis on Reptarium

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