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Basic information
Phrynocephalus mystaceus
Khorasan Secret Toad-headed Agama [khorasanus]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyAgamids
GenusToad-headed agamas
- Czech name
- Agamka písečná
- English name
- Khorasan Secret Toad-headed Agama [khorasanus]
- Alternative names
- Bärtiger Krötenkopf, Secret Toadhead Agama, Toad-headed Agama, Ушастая круглоголовка, 大耳沙蜥
- Synonyms
- Ameiua aurita, Lacerta aurita, Lacerta lobata, Lacerta mystacea, Phrynocephalus mystaceus aurantiacaudatus, Phrynocephalus mystaceus galli
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 123 mm
- Body mass
- max 63.1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 36 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 29.1–32.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.5–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–9 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 77DMQ · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17354 · dryad-v5