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Phrynocephalus przewalskii STRAUCH, 1876

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Przewalski's Toadhead Agama; birulai: Tsarewsky's Toadhead Agama; steindachneri: Steindachner's Toadhead Agama; parvulus: Slight Toadhead Agama
Chinese: 荒漠沙蜥 
SynonymPhrynocephalus Przewalskii STRAUCH 1876: 10
Phrynocephalus affinis STRAUCH 1876: 10
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — BOULENGER 1885: 377
Phrynocephalus affinis — BOULENGER 1885: 377
Phrynocephalus affinis — BOULENGER 1885: 377
Phrynocephalus steindachneri BEDRIAGA 1907: 207
Phrynocephalus carinilabris BEDRIAGA 1909: 412
Phrynocephalus elegans TZAREVSKY 1927
Phrynocephalus birulai TZAREVSKY 1927: 304
Phrynocephalus carinatus ZAREVSKY 1927
Phrynocephalus parvulus TZAREVSKY 1927
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — POPE 1935: 470
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — WERMUTH 1967: 85
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — WERMUTH 1967: 86
Phrynocephalus vlangalii — WERMUTH 1967: 91
Phrynocephalus steindachneri — WERMUTH 1967: 89
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — WANG et al. 2003
Phrynocephalus affinis — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus elegans — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus birulai — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus steindachneri — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus parvulus — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus (Phrynocephalus) przewalskii — BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007
Phrynocephalus suschkinianus ZAREVSKY 1927 (? syn. fide POPE 1935)
Phrynocephalus bogdanowi — MANILO et al. 1993
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Phrynocephalus birulai — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012
Phrynocephalus parvulus — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012: 162
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012: 162
Phrynocephalus steindachneri — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012: 163
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — DUNAYEV et al. 2021
Phrynocephalus przewalskii — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023 
DistributionChina (Nei Mongol = Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai), elevation 1000 to 1500m

affinis: China (Inner Mongolia: Ala-Shan, Ordos deserts); Type locality: “in provincia Chinensi, Ordos dicta, nec non in deserto Alaschanico”.

birulai: China (Inner Mongolia: southern Ala-Shan desert); Type locality: “südliches Alashan an der Grenze von Kansu und längs des Flusses Tangar, östliches Nan-shan” (fide WERMUTH 1967).

elegans: China (Inner Mongolia, NE Ala-Shan desert); Type locality: “östlicher Ala-shan, zwischen Tingyuan-ying und Scharuzan-sumé, ning-sia” (fide WERMUTH 1967).

parvulus: China (Inner Mongolia: Eastern Ala-Shan desert);Type locality: östliche Alashan, zwischen Tingyuangying and Scharuzan-sume, Ningsía (fide WERMUTH 1967: 90)

steindachneri: C Asia (northern Nan-schan); Type locality: “Gaotai, am Nordrande des Nan-schan” (only known from the type locality fide WERMUTH 1967). No type known fide BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007

Type locality: in deserto Alaschanico (= Alashan desert).  
ReproductionOviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZISP 3928
Holotype: ZISP 8157, “in GaoTaï, also am Nordrande des Nan-schan” [Ruo river, northern limit of Nan-shan mountains near Gaotai, approx. 39°22’ N 99°48’ E, Gansu province, China]. Leg: G. E. Grum-Grzimailo, 1891 [steindachneri] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3095 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007 and WERMUTH 1967 who lists Phrynocephalus carinatus and P. elegans as synonyms with question marks. WERMUTH 1967 gives POPE 1935 as source for this synonymization. P. parvulus was listed as synonym of Phrynocephalus versicolor by WERMUTH 1967 (with a question mark). POPE 1935 suggested to synonymize Phrynocephalus affinis with Phrynocephalus przewalskii. Phrynocephalus frontalis STRAUCH 1876 has been considered as a synonym of Phrynocephalus przewalskii by BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007 but treated as valid by more recent authors.

Distribution: Wang & Fu (2004) suggested to apply the name P. versicolor only to the populations in the northwestern part of its distribution area. Populations from Tengger Desert, Ordos highland, and further east include P. frontalis, P. przewalskii, and P. versicolor and should be called P. przewalskii. Some populations may contain a new species that remains to be described. Guo & Wang (2007) suggested that the Lanzhou population of P. frontalis is part of P. przewalskii.

Group: The przewalskii group includes P. frontalis; P. hispidus; P. kulagini; P. przewalskii (including P. versicolor), fide SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023. 
EtymologyNamed after General Nikolai Mikhailovitch Przewalski (1839-1888), a Russian Cossack naturalist who explored Central Asia (Beolens et al. 2009).

Etymology [parvulus]: Named after Latin “parvulus, -a, -um” = very small. 
References
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