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Yellow-speckled toad-headed agama

Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger, 1887

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.

geographic distribution of Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus (Native: Afghanistan; Pakistan)

geographic distribution of Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus (Native: Afghanistan; Pakistan)

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Open encyclopedia reference

Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus, the yellow-speckled toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Baluchistan) and possibly in India.

The type locality is between Nushki and Helmand (border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan).

Wikipedia contributors, Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:24:57.065371+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger, 1887
Name authority
Boulenger, 1887
Common name
Yellow-speckled toad-headed agama
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Agamidae
Genus
Phrynocephalus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyAgamidae
  12. subfamilyAgaminae
  13. genusPhrynocephalus
  14. speciesPhrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger, 1887

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Phrynocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Phrynocephalus ananjevae Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov & Rajabizadeh, 2013AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Arabian Toadhead AgamaPhrynocephalus arabicus Anderson, 1894AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phrynocephalus clarkorum Anderson & Leviton, 1967AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phrynocephalus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789)AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sunwatcher Toadhead AgamaPhrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas, 1771)AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lichtenstein's Toadhead AgamaPhrynocephalus interscapularis Lichtenstein, 1856AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Reticulated toad-headed agamaPhrynocephalus reticulatus Eichwald, 1831AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Uzbekistan Toadhead AgamaPhrynocephalus rossikowi Nikolsky, 1898AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tuvan Toad-headed AgamaPhrynocephalus versicolor Strauch, 1876AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phrynocephalus vlangalii Strauch, 1876AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Blacktail Toadhead AgamaPhrynocephalus maculatus Anderson, 1872AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Phrynocephalus golubewii Shenbrot & Semyonov, 1990AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

SW Afghanistan, SW Pakistan (Baluchistan)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phrynocephalus&species=luteoguttatus 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:6VDMP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.