Phrynocephalus versicolor
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In 3 days >90%
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.
Three subspecies, including the nominate one, are recognized: Phrynocephalus versicolor doriai Bedriaga 1909 Phrynocephalus versicolor siebenrocki Bedriaga 1909 Phrynocephalus versicolor versicolor Strauch 1876 Phrynocephalus versicolor grows to a length of about 13 cm (5 in) including the tail, which is longer than the combined head and body. The head is large and rounded and the blunt snout has an oblique profile which makes the nostrils easily visible from above. There is no transverse fold of skin across the shoulders. There are large scales which are smooth and unribbed along the spine. Other dorsal scales are thickened with their rear margin slightly raised, which gives the lizard a rough appearance. Scales on the ventral surface are extended into short spines. The tail is long and tapering, flattened at the base and cylindrical further from the body. It is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Tuvan Toad-headed Agama sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tuvan Toad-headed Agama sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, in our data
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tuvan Toad-headed Agama sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tuvan Toad-headed Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (50 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
