Paralaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867)

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 474

Paralaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867:22, plate 1, fig.8)

1867 Stellio himalayanus Steindachner In Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858,1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair (Zoologie), Vol. 1, part 3 (Reptilien p.1–98, 3 plates). K. Gerold’s Sohn/Kaiserlich-Königl. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien.

SYNTYPES.— NMW 16752 : 1–12, NMW 16753 : 1–2, from “Lei [= Leh]” and “Kargil,” Ladakh Prov. , Kashmir. According to Grillitsch et al. (1996), a skull ( NMW 578 ) from the same area and collector could also be part of the syntype series .

LOCALITIES.— Ajdaha , vic. of Bamyan ( MNHN 1948 .330–37); Btw. Bamian and Panjao ( CAS 147454–64 ) ; 12 mi E Eskhsham Wakhan (Ishkamish, Ishkamish = 36°43′N, 71°34′E] ( CAS 115934–35 ) ; Khandout, 148 km E of Ichkachin, Vakhan ( MZLU L960 /3045) ; 2 km NW Panjoa ( CAS 147453 ) ; Shipun ( ZFMK 8550–51 ) [see pl. 3, fig. 4 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Sindaco and Jeremčenko (2008) only provide records from northern and northeastern Afghanistan.