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'Montane Toad-Headed Agama' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Montane Toad-Headed Agama

Rare Himalayan Lizard

Rarely-seen desert lizard that inhabits Nepal's Mustang Valley & the Tibetan Plateau.

3 June 2013

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Jharkot, Nepal

Montane Toad-Headed Agama

Phrynocephalus theobaldi
iNaturalist Observation
More Observations from Expedition Muktinath

A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

50 Observations
48 Identified Species
Little Skimmer Dragonfly
Hemja, Nepal (June 2013)
White Dove of the Chhairo Gompa
Marpha, Nepal (May 2013)
Russet Percher Dragonfly Perched in the Eastern Marshes of Fewa Lake
Pokhara, Nepal (May 2013)
The Myna and Machhapuchhre
Ghandruk, Nepal (May 2013)
Landruk Damselfly
Landruk, Nepal (May 2013)
Chukar in Himalayan Pasture
Jharkot, Nepal (June 2013)
More from Biodiversity Filed Herptile

Exploring the forms and lives of the creepers — Reptiles and Amphibians.

33 Observations
31 Identified Species
Spring Snapping Turtle on Vermont Farm
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (May 2011)
Florida Softshell Turtle
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Juvenile Eastern Box Turtle
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
Eastern Box Turtle
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
Green Frog Sitting on Northern Watersnake In Seasonal Vermont Stream
Pawlet, Vermont, USA (August 2019)
Eastern Mud Turtle
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (July 2023)
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