''Bufoniceps laungwalaensis'' , also known as the Laungwala long-headed lizard or Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, is an

agamid Agamidae is a family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview Phylogenetically, they may be sister to the I ...

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found in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

( Rajasthan Desert,

Jaisalmer District Jaisalmer is the largest district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and the third largest district in India. Located in Marwar (Jodhpur Division), the city of Jaisalmer is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is around from the ...

). The type locality is recorded as Lake Chomoriri,

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. It is the only species in the genus ''Bufoniceps''.''Bufoniceps laungwalaensis''
The Reptiles Database

Gallery

File:RthLizard DSC0992.jpg, In Rajasthan, India (frontal view) File:RthLizard DSC0989.jpg, In Rajasthan, India (lateral view) File:Laungwala toad-headed agama.jpg, In Rajasthan, India(Habitat view)

References

* Arnold, E.N. 1992 The Rajasthan Toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis (Reptilia: Agamidae), represents a new genus. J. Herpet., 26 (4): 467-472 * Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003 Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23 * Sharma, R C 1978 A new species of Phrynocephalus Kaup (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Rajasthan Desert, India, with notes on ecology. BULLETIN OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1(3) 1978: 291-294

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''Bufoniceps laungwalaensis''
Agamidae Fauna of the Thar Desert Taxa named by Ramesh Chandra Sharma Reptiles described in 1837 {{agamidae-stub