Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas, 1771) is a animal in the Agamidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas, 1771)

Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas, 1771)

Phrynocephalus helioscopus is an agamid lizard species found across a range of areas in Asia and the Middle East.

Family
Genus
Phrynocephalus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas, 1771)

Phrynocephalus helioscopus, commonly called the sunwatcher toadhead agama, Fergana toad-headed agama, or simply sunwatcher, is a species of agamid lizard. This species is found in Kazakhstan, southern Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Iraq, China, Mongolia, and Iran.

Photo: (c) Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Agamidae Phrynocephalus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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