Bufoniceps laungwalaensis

Bufoniceps laungwalaensis , also known as the Laungwala long-headed lizard or Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, is an agamid lizard found in India (Rajasthan Desert, Jaisalmer District). The type locality is recorded as Laungwala, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India. It is the only species in the genus Bufoniceps.[1]

Bufoniceps laungwalaensis
On desert sand (Rajasthan)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Bufoniceps
Arnold, 1992
Species:
B. laungwalaensis
Binomial name
Bufoniceps laungwalaensis
(Sharma, 1978)
Synonyms

Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis Sharma 1980
Bufoniceps laungwalaensis, Arnold 1992
Bufoniceps laungwalensis Das 1996: 43

  • In Rajasthan, India (frontal view)
    In Rajasthan, India (frontal view)
  • In Rajasthan, India (lateral view)
    In Rajasthan, India (lateral view)
  • In Rajasthan, India (Habitat view)
    In Rajasthan, India (Habitat view)

References
  1. Bufoniceps laungwalaensis, The Reptiles Database
  • Arnold, E.N. 1992 The Rajasthan Toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis (Reptilia: Agamidae), represents a new genus. J. Herpet., 26 (4): 467-472
  • Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003 Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23
  • Sharma, R C 1978 A new species of Phrynocephalus Kaup (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Rajasthan Desert, India, with notes on ecology. BULLETIN OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1(3) 1978: 291-294


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