Tuvan Toad-headed Agama
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Tuvan Toad-headed Agama

Phrynocephalus versicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
57 Verified records at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Tuvan Toad-headed Agama sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Mongolia Rock Agama
LC

Mongolia Rock Agama

Reptile

Paralaudakia stoliczkana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
60–70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tuvan Toad-headed Agama in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

About 69% of wildlife watchers report a Tuvan Toad-headed Agama sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tuvan Toad-headed Agama in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Tuvan Toad-headed Agama in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.

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