Phrynocephalus Euptilopus
Alcock's toad-headed agama (''Phrynocephalus euptilopus''), is a species of agamid lizard found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The species was originally established based on just 6 specimens from Darband (Kech), Darband, Western Baluchistan. Only preserved specimens are currently on file with the last occurrence in July 1993. References

Phrynocephalus, euptilopus Reptiles of Afghanistan Reptiles of Pakistan Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock Taxa named by Frank Finn Reptiles described in 1897 {{agamidae-stub ...
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Alfred William Alcock
Alfred William Alcock (23 June 1859 in Bombay – 24 March 1933 in Belvedere, Kent) was a British physician, naturalist, and carcinologist. Early life and education Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath. His mother was a daughter of Christopher Puddicombe, the only son of a Devon squire. Alcock studied at Mill Hill School, at Blackheath Proprietary School and at Westminster School. In 1876 his father faced financial losses and he was taken out of school and sent to India in the Wynaad district. Here he was taken care of by relatives engaged in coffee-planting. As a boy of 17 he spent time in the jungles of Malabar. Career Coffee-planting in Wynaad declined and Alcock obtained a post at a commission agent's office in Calcutta. This office closed soon, and he worked from 1878 to 1880 in Purulia as an agent recruiting unskilled labourers for the Assam tea gardens. While here an acquaintance, Duncan Cameron, le ...
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