Phrynocephalus ornatus ornatus Boulenger, 1887:496

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 : 477-478

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1887 Phrynocephalus ornatus Boulenger , Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History) Vol. III. Lacertidae , Gerrhosauridae , Scincidae , Anelytropsidae , Dibamidae , Chamaeleontidae . Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, United Kingdom. xii + 575 pp., pls. I–XL.

LECTOTYPE.— BMNH 1946.8.28. 20, from “between Nuski and Helmand ” designated by Anderson and Leviton (1967).

LOCALITIES.— 12 km SE (by air) of Daruishan (Rigestan Sand Dunes) (2350 ft.) (MVZ 236913); 10 km N of Darweshan ( CAS 120175–80 About CAS ) ; 32 km S of Darweshan ( CAS 120165–74 About CAS ) ; 50 km S of Darweshan ( CAS 120194–95 About CAS ) ; 56 km S and 10 km E of Darweshan ( CAS 120196–203 About CAS ) ; Dibaram , 60km Seranj ( ZFMK 7930–32 About ZFMK ) ; 35 km S of Farah ( CAS 120181–91 About CAS ) ; 18 km E of Girishk ( CAS 120142–46 About CAS ) ; 20 mi E of Girishk [31°43 N, 64°45 E] ( CAS 103788–90 About CAS , CAS 97974–73 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; 35 mi downstream from Girishk, Dasht-i-Margo Area, Chah-i-Angir ( CAS 84650– 53 About CAS , CAS 84660–62 About CAS ) ; 45 km N of Juwain ( CAS 120192–93 About CAS ) ; Kandahar ( BMNH 1964 .1137–43) ; 65 km W (by Herat Rd. ) of Kandahar (3320 ft.) ( MVZ 236914–26 About MVZ ) ; 30–75 km S of Lashkargah ( CAS 120147–64 About CAS ) ; 50 km S of Lashkargah ( CAS 120204 About CAS ) ; ca. 50 km SSW (by air) of Lashkar Gar (edge of Dasht-e Margo on W side of Helmund River ) (2320 ft.) ( MVZ 236912 About MVZ ) ; between Nushki and Helmand ( ZISP 7362 View Materials , paralectotype) ; Yaktchal [= Yakhchal] ( MZLU L958 About MZLU /3241) [see pl. 4, fig. 5 for distribution] .

REMARKS.— Clark (1990) mentioned this species as very abundant and could not identify any ecological difference between this species and its close relative P. clarkorum . Both species occur mainly on firm sandy terrain. Phrynocephalus ornatus seems to be less sand dependent than P. clarkorum and was also recognized from local sandy tracts. Golubev (1998) only mentioned the typical subspecies from Afghanistan but suggested the presence of P. ornatus vindumi in western parts of the country (see list below). Boulenger (1889:97) mentioned several specimens of “ Phrynocephalus ornatus ” from “between Nushki and the Helmand ” (12 specimens) and “along the Helmand ” (two specimens), the latter could refer to BMNH 1886.12.12. 3–4.