Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825

Barabanov, Andrei V. & Ananjeva, Natalia B., 2007, Catalogue of the available scientific speciesgroup names for lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Agamidae), Zootaxa 1399, pp. 1-56 : 39

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6240069
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Genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825

Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 : col. 590591. Species typica: Phrynocephalus caudivolvulus (Pallas) by subsequent designation ( Fitzinger, 1843).

Megalochilus Eichwald, 1831: 185 . Species typica: " Lacert [a]. aurit [a]. Pallas" [= Phrynocephalus mystaceus (Pallas) by monotypy.

Saccostoma Fitzinger, 1843: 18 , 87. Species typica: " Phrynocephalus auritus Fitz. " [= Phrynocephalus mystaceus (Pallas) ] by original designation.

Helioscopus Fitzinger, 1843: 18 , 88. Species typica: " Phrynocephalus helioscopus Wagler " [= Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Pallas) ] by original designation.

Phrynosaurus Fitzinger, 1843: 18, 88. Species typica: Phrynocephalus Olivieri Duméril et Bibron [= Phrynocephalus scutellatus (Olivier) ] by original designation. Coined as the subgenus of Helioscopus Fitzinger.

Distribution: From southeastern Europe and Southwest Asia (including the Arabian Peninsula, northern India and Nepal) trough Central and Middle Asia to China and Mongolia.