NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Mongolia Rock Agama
Paralaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Laudakia stoliczkana, Eej Khairkhan Natural Monument, Tsogt sum, Govi-Altai province, North Gobi Desert, Mongolia in natural conditions
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Open encyclopedia reference
Paralaudakia stoliczkana (common name Mongolia rock agama) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Xinjiang and Gansu provinces in China, the western parts of Mongolia, and to Kyrgyzstan. There are two recognized subspecies.
Wikipedia contributors, Paralaudakia stoliczkana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:24:06.846857+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paralaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Blanford, 1875)
- Common name
- Mongolia Rock Agama
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Paralaudakia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAgaminae
- genusParalaudakia
- speciesParalaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paralaudakia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Badakhshana Rock AgamaParalaudakia badakhshana (Anderson & Leviton, 1969) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caucasian AgamaParalaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himalayan AgamaParalaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Smallscaled Rock AgamaParalaudakia microlepis (Blanford, 1874) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Redbelly Rock AgamaParalaudakia erythrogaster (Nikolsky, 1896) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paralaudakia bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Turkestan Rock AgamaParalaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Stellio stoliczkanus Blanford, 1875 Blanford, 1875 | synonym |
| Agama himalayana altaicus Munkhbayar & Shagdarsuren, 1970 Munkhbayar & Shagdarsuren, 1970 | synonym |
| Agama tarimensis Zugmayer, 1909 Zugmayer, 1909 | synonym |
| Agama stoliczkana altaica Peters, 1971 Peters, 1971 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Paralaudakia&species=stoliczkana Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CY5Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.