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Phrynocephalus theobaldi BLYTH, 1863

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Agaminae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Theobald's toad-headed agama, Toad Mounted lizard, snow lizard; lidskii: Tibetan Toadhead Agama; alticola: Montane toad-headed agama
Nepali: Hiu (Hju) cheparo
Chinese: 西藏沙蜥 
SynonymPhrynocephalus Theobaldi BLYTH 1863: 90
Phrynocephalus stolickai STEINDACHNER 1867: 23
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — BOULENGER 1885: 373
Phrynocephalus caudivolvulus ANDERSON 1872: 387 (fide SMITH 1935)
Phrynocephalus vlangalii var. lidskii BEDRIAGA 1909: 479
Phrynocephalus stolickai — ZUGMAYER 1909: 500
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — SCHMIDT 1926
Phrynocephalus lidskii — TZAREVSKY 1927: 25.
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — SMITH 1935: 230
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — WERMUTH 1967: 89
Phrynocephalus alticola PETERS 1984
Phrynocephalus alticola — DAS 1996: 44
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — DAS 1996: 45
Phrynocephalus zetangensis WANG et al. 1996
Phrynocephalus theobaldi orientalis WANG et al in: WANG et al. 1999: 27
Phrynocephalus theobaldi lhasaensis BARABANOV et al. 2002
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — WANG et al. 2003
Phrynocephalus zetangensis — WANG et al. 2003
Phrynocephalus lidskii — BARTS & WILMS 2003
Phrynocephalus (Oreosaura) theobaldi — BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007
Phrynocephalus zetangensis — WANG et al. 2009
Phrynocephalus lidskii — MILTO & BARABANOV 2012: 165
Phrynocephalus theobaldi — KÄSTLE et al. 2013: 429
Phrynocephalus theobaldi orientalis — JIN et al. 2018
Phrynocephalus theobaldi theobaldi — JIN et al. 2018
Phrynocephalus (Oreosaura) lhasaensis — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023
Phrynocephalus (Oreosaura) theobaldi — SOLOVYEVA et al. 2023 
DistributionE Turkestan,
India (Jammu, Kashmir), Nepal
China (Xinjiang, Xizang = S Tibet)

alticola: India (Jammu, Kashmir), elevation 4000-5000 m.; Type locality: “Ruckchin = Rukchen, in der Landschaft Rupshu in Ladakh, ca. 90 km SES von Leh; abflussloses Hochtal zwischen 4000-5000 m uber NN” in Jammu and Kashmir State, India.”

lidskii: NW Tibet (Keria mountains); Type locality: “Gebirgskette Russki, Tibet und nördliches Tibet, Tschertschen, zwischen Atschan und Ssuchet, Kara-ssai, Tochtachun und Keria-Gebirge” (fide WERMUTH 1967).

zetangensis: China (Xizang = Tibet); Type locality: "Zetang, Xizang Autonomous Region, China; 3950 m elevation” [approximately 29º13' N, 91º47' E].”

Type locality: Lake Chomoriri = Tsho-marari, Rupshu Province, Tibet.  
ReproductionViviparous 
TypesSyntypes: ZSI 5391–93
Lectotype: ZISP 7258.1 (designated by Peters, 1984: 47), . [lidskii]
Holotype: BMNH 60.3.19.38A. [alticola]
Holotype: CIB 0156, Male [zetangensis] 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy after BARABANOV & ANANJEVA 2007. 
EtymologyNamed after William Theobald (1829-1908), a naturalist and herpetologist, who was Deputy Superintendent, Geological Survey of India. 
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