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Phrynocephalus horvathi MEHELY, 1894

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Transcaucasian toad-headed agama
G: Transkaukasische Krötenkopfagame 
SynonymPhrynocephalus helioscopus var. horvathi VON MEHELY 1894: 79
Phrynocephalus horvathi — ROSTOMBEKOV 1938: 12
Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi — TOSUNAGLU et al. 2011
Phrynocephalus persicus horvathi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2011
Phrynocephalus persicus horvathi — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012
Phrynocephalus horvathi — MELNIVKOV et al. 2013
Phrynocephalus horvathi — TUNIYEV et al. 2014
Phrynocephalus horvathi — KAMALI 2020
Phrynocephalus horvathi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023 
DistributionNE Turkey, Armenia

Type locality: “Aralich, am Fusse des Ararat, Armenien” (fide WERMUTH 1967)  
ReproductionOviparous 
TypesNeotype: ZISP 5544.1 
DiagnosisUnfortunately 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 3376 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the locality. 
References
  • Kamali, Kamran 2020. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Iran. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (www.chimaira.de). 574 pp.
  • Méhely, L. 1894. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Transkaukasiens und Armeniens (Teil 1+2). Zool. Anz. 17: 78-80, 81-86 - get paper here
  • Melnikov, Daniel; Ekaterina Melnikova, Roman Nazarov and Mahdi Rajabizadeh 2013. TAXONOMIC REVISION OF PHRYNOCEPHALUS PERSICUS DE FILIPPI, 1863 COMPLEX WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM ZAGROS, SOUTHERN IRAN. Current Studies in Herpetology 13 (1/2): 34–46. - get paper here
  • Milto, Konstantin D.; Andrei V. Barabanov 2012. A Catalogue of the Agamid and Chamaeleonid Types in the Collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Russ. J. Herpetol. 19 (2): 155-170 - get paper here
  • Moradi, S. H., Nasab, S. F. R., Taghizadeh, N., Jangi, M., Fakhrabadi, H. G., Yousefkhani, S. S. H., ... & Nabizadeh, H. 2025. Molecular phylogenetic analyses and ecological niche modeling provide new insights into hazards for the threatened Phrynocephalus persicus-horvathi complex. Animal Biology, 1(aop), 1-38 - get paper here
  • 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.; N. A. Poyarkov, E. A. Dunaev, T. N. Dujsebayeva, and A. A. Bannikova 2011. Molecular Differentiation and Taxonomy of the Sunwatcher Toad-Headed Agama Species Complex Phrynocephalus Superspecies helioscopus (Pallas 1771) (Reptilia: Agamidae). Russian Journal of Genetics 47 (7): 842–856 - get paper here
  • Tosunoğlu, Murat; Çiğdem Gül, Hüseyin Topyıldız,İbrahim Uysal 2011. Notes on Distribution, Ecology, and Morphological Characters of Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi Mehely, 1894 from Northeast Anatolia. Russ. J. Herpetol. 18 (4): 247–252 - get paper here
  • Tuniyev B.S., Tuniyev S.B., Avcı A., Ilgaz Ç. 2014. Herpetological studies in Eastern and North-Eastern Turkey. Current Studies in Herpetology 14 (1/2): 44–53. Резюме - get paper here
 
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