Phrynocephalus forsythii, also known commonly as Forsyth's toadhead agama and Forsyth's toad-headed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to China.
Etymology
The specific name, forsythii, is in honor of English diplomat Thomas Douglas Forsyth.
Geographic range
P. forsythii is found in northwestern China, in the Tarim Basin portion of the autonomous region of Xinjiang.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. forsythii is desert, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
P. forsythii is ovoviviparous. Litter size is one to six young.
References
Further reading
Anderson J (1872). "On some Persian, Himalayan, and other Reptiles". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 371–404. (Phrynocephalus forsythii, pp. 390–392, Figure 7). Barabanov AV, Ananjeva NB (2007). "Catalogue of the available scientific species-group names for lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Agamidae)". Zootaxa 1399: 1–56. Qi, Yue, Ding, Li; Zhao, Yangyang; Niu, Chenkai; Wang, Xiaoning; Zhao, Wei (2020). "Toad-headed Lizard Phrynocephalus forsythii (Squamata, Agamidae) as a Potential Ring Species Inferred from Population Genetic Differentiation". Asian Herpetological Research 2020 (4): 312–323. Zugmayer E (1909). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie von Zentral-Asien ". Zoologische Jahrbücher 27: 481–508. (Phrynocephalus theobaldi var. forsythii, pp. 502–504). (in German).
forsythii
Reptiles of China
Endemic fauna of China
Reptiles described in 1872
Taxa named by John Anderson (zoologist)