Phrynocephalus versicolor, the Tuvan toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in desert areas of China and Mongolia. It was first described by the Russian herpetologist Alexander Strauch, director of the Zoological Museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tuvan Toad-headed Agama being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Phrynocephalus helioscopus
- Trapelus agnetae
- Trapelus boehmei
- Phrynocephalus guttatus
- Tympanocryptis intima
- Phrynocephalus arabicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Phrynocephalus
- Species
- Phrynocephalus versicolor
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