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Phrynocephalus ornatus

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Species of lizard

Phrynocephalus ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Phrynocephalus
Species: P. ornatus
Binomial name
Phrynocephalus ornatus
Boulenger, 1887

Phrynocephalus ornatus is a species of agamid lizard found in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan,

Diagnosis: Dorsal scales enlarge very gradually from flanks to mid-dorsal line, homogeneous; nasal shields in contact; no spinose scales on neck or back of head; both sides of fourth and outer aspect of third toes strongly fringed; three scales separate nasals from upper labials; two or three suborbital scales, none larger than adjacent scales; no dark-margmed dorsolateral stripe between fore and hind limbs. Tail 119-132 percent of snout-vent length (Anderson 1999: 93).

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References

  1. Phrynocephalus ornatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
Taxon identifiers
Phrynocephalus ornatus


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