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title: "Tuvan Toad-headed Agama"
description: "Phrynocephalus versicolor — Reptiles. Phrynocephalus versicolor, the Tuvan toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in desert areas of China and Mongolia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tuvan-toad-headed-agama
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tuvan Toad-headed Agama

> Phrynocephalus versicolor — Reptiles. Phrynocephalus versicolor, the Tuvan toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in desert areas of China and Mongolia.

- Scientific name: *Phrynocephalus versicolor*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 783
- Wikidata: [Q2665620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665620)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31440](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31440)

## Names

- en: Tuvan Toad-headed Agama
- de: Mongolischer Krötenkopf

## Countries with the most observations

MN (546), CN (19), RU (17)

## Summary

Phrynocephalus versicolor, the Tuvan toad-headed agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in desert areas of China and Mongolia. It was first described by the Russian herpetologist Alexander Strauch, director of the Zoological Museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynocephalus_versicolor

## Photo

![Tuvan Toad-headed Agama](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tuvan-toad-headed-agama/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193353083

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tuvan-toad-headed-agama?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).