Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831:187)
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Felipe |
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Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831:187) |
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1831 Stellio caucasius Eichwald, Zoologia Specialis quam Expositis Animalibus tum Vivis tum Fossilibus Potissimuni Rossiae in Universum, et Poloniae in Specie, in Usum Lectionum Publicarum in Universitate Caesarea Vilnensi Habendarum. Pars Posterior; Specialem Expositionem Spondylzoorum Continens, Pars Posterior [= Vol. 3]. Jospehi Zawadski, Vilnae [Vilnius], Russia [now Lithuania]. (3) + 404 pp., 2 folding pls. (Decima Classis. Amphibia [pp. 116–197]. Explicatio Tabularum [pp. 395–396]. Index Generum [pp. 397–404]).
TYPE (S).— Not located, from “Hab. in Caucaso, prope Tiflisium [= Tbilisi, Georgia], Bacuam [= Baku, Azerbaijan].”
SYNONYMS.— Lacerta muricata Pallas, 1814 “1827” from “in deserto Magno”; Stellio persicus Anderson, 1872 from “ Teheran ” (holotype ZISP 4830); Agama reticulata Nikolskii, 1912 from “Tschubek, Ost-Buchara”.
LOCALITIES.— Ajar Valley ( RMNH 25954–58 About RMNH ) ; Bamiyan 8000 ft. ( Smith 1940: 384; probably BMNH 1938.2.4. 7–9) ; Bamiyan, NW of Kabul MCZ R-97297–98 ); 1–8 km East of Bamiyan Hotel , Bamiyan ( MVZ R-97302–05) ; road N of Band-e-Amir [ca 35°05′N, 67°47′E] ( CAS 243989 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; Baraki Barak [Logar Prov.] ( USNM 194605 About USNM ) ; 1/2 hr E (by car) Chacharan on Shina River ( CAS 147407 About CAS ) ; 40 mi S Characharan ( CAS 147465 About CAS ) ; Chinkiloh ( Boulenger 1889: 96); Chudjomborak [Maidan Prov., 2500 m] ( ZFMK 20983 About ZFMK ) ; NE Dashi-Doab (on road to Kundus) n. of Kabul ( MCZ R-97300) ; Doab 5000 ft. ( Smith 1940: 384; probably BMNH 1938.2.4. 4–6) ; Kharzar ou Tang-Djangal Baz ( MZLU L957 About MZLU /3052) ; Khwadja Ghar ( ZFMK 8546 About ZFMK ) ; Pass to Dasht-e-Nawar [Ghazni Prov., 2700–3000 m] ( ZFMK 8600 About ZFMK , ZFMK 8607 About ZFMK ) ; Gardez ( ZMUC R-36136) ; 40 km S of Herat ( CAS 120747–49 About CAS ) ; Kundus R. NE Dashi-Doab N of Kabul ( MVZ R-97300) ; 15 km N Ghazni ( CAS 120551–53 About CAS ) ; 20 mi N of Ghazni [33°40′N, 68°30′E] ( CAS 98969 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; NW of Kabul ( MVZ R-97297–98) ; 80 km S Kabul ( CAS 120750 About CAS ) ; Kharzar ( LC, Wetsstein 1960) ; 1 mi N Kurdkabul Dam ( CAS 151227 About CAS ) ; 4 mi from Kurdkabul Dam towards Buthak ( CAS 151229 About CAS ) ; Masdjed-Tchoubi ( MZLU L959 About MZLU /3051) ; Meiden Khula, about 30 mi ENE Gardez [33°40′N, 69°50′E] ( CAS 96246–47 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; Narai ( NW of) [31°31′N, 70°04′E] ( CAS 96248–49 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; Obeh [= Owbi, Herat Prov.] ( ZMUC R-36137–44, 36187–88) ; Paghman ( CAS 151231–34 About CAS , FMNH 161058–62 About FMNH , FMNH 161174 About FMNH , FMNH 161176 About FMNH , FMNH 161209–12 About FMNH , FMNH 161214–15 About FMNH , FMNH 161219 About FMNH , ZFMK 5382–83 About ZFMK ) ; Paghman [34°36′N, 68°56′E] ( CAS 115926–31 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; above Pagham (Smith 1940: 384; probably BMNH 1940.3.1. 18) ; nr Paghman River , 10 km SW of Kabul ( CAS 92329 About CAS , CAS 92338 About CAS ) ; Paghman, 15 mi W of Kabul [34°36′N, 68°56′E] ( CAS 96251–52 About CAS ) GoogleMaps ; Paghman, Darrehe Cape ( CAS 147424 About CAS ) ; Paghman, Kohe Katasang ( CAS 147421– 22 About CAS ) ; Pari Kham ( ZFMK 8547 About ZFMK ) ; Pini Share Valley , 150 mi NE of Kabul [Kapisa Prov.] ( USNM 194981–85 About USNM ) ; Pul-e-Khumeri [1300 m] ( CAS 120324 About CAS , 120738–41 About CAS , ZFMK 8588 About ZFMK ) ; Rabatak ( ZFMK 8548 About ZFMK ) ; Shibar Pass ( RMNH 25962 About RMNH ) ; 20 km W. of Shibar Pass , road from Bamiyan to Kabul ( MCZ R-97301) ; Southern side of Safed-Koh [Prov. Paktia, Ali Khel , 2100 m] ( ZFMK 8626 About ZFMK ) ; Toward Ghazni, a few km from village of Shash Gao ( CAS 91590–98 About CAS ) ; 20 km W. of Shibar Pass , road from Bamiyan to Kabul ( MVZ R-97301) ; 24 km E Taliqan ( CAS 120745–46 About CAS ) ; Tang-e-Tashaurghan, Khuin [Samangan Prov., 700 m] ( ZFMK 8601–03 About ZFMK ) ; 10 km W of Tashkurgan ( CAS 120742–44 About CAS ) ; Urgun ( ZFMK 8549 About ZFMK ) [see pl. 3, fig. 2 for distribution].
REMARKS.— Sindaco and Jeremčenko (2008) recognized P. caucasia ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE ) only from northwestern and northeastern Afghanistan whereas our records show that this species is widespread at higher elevation across the country. Wagner and Dittmann (2014) mentioned that dried individuals of Paralaudakia caucasia were sold in a Chinese market in Kabul as medicine ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE ), and have a use similar to that of Gekko gecko in East and Southeast Asia.
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