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Phrynocephalus persicus (Persian Toad-headed Agama)

Synonyms: Phrynocephalus helioscopus persicus; Phrynocephalus helioscopus var. horvathi

Wikipedia Abstract

Phrynocephalus persicus, commonly known as the Persian toad-headed agama, is a small diurnal desert lizard of the Agamidae family. It is the westernmost representative of the Central Asian genus of toad-headed agamas Phrynocephalus and is only known from deserts and semideserts of Iran and possibly Azerbaijan.
View Wikipedia Record: Phrynocephalus persicus

Infraspecies

Phrynocephalus persicus horvathi
Phrynocephalus persicus persicus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Phrynocephalus persicus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5 grams
Female Weight [1]  3 grams
Gestation [1]  39 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0