Phrynocephalus olivieri var. brevipes NIKOLSKY (“1905” 1907: 274)

Lectotype (designated by Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007):

ZISP 10235, adult female, “Naim-abad (Damysan) in Chorosano occident” [Naim-Abad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.14 N 58.92 E]. Leg: N. A. Zarudny, 18.X.1903 .

Paralectotypes:

ZISP 10239.1 - 2, 2 specimens, “Dshandak in Kuchistano occid.” [Jandaq, Isfahan Province, Iran, 34.04 N 54.42 E]. Leg: N. A. Zarudny, 8.XI.1903 .

ZISP 10344, 1 specimen,“ Descht-i-Kewir Desert (23.5 km to the south from Gusein-Nan)” [23.5 km south of Hoseinan, Dasht-e Kavir Desert, Semnan Province, Iran, 35.03 N 54.59 E]. Leg. N. A. Zarudny, 3.XI.1903 .

Present name: Phrynocephalus scutellatus (Olivier, 1807) fide Anderson (1999).

Remarks: Two paralectotypes (ZISP 10239.1-2) could not be located in the ZISP collection.