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The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
Phrynosoma, whose members are known as the horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads, is a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. Their common names refer directly to their horns or to their flattened, rounded bodies, and blunt snouts.
Phrynosoma braconnieri Duméril & Bocourt, 1870; Phrynosoma cerroense Stejneger, 1893; Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1824) Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835) Phrynosoma ditmarsi Stejneger, 1906; Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1828) Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893; Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858; Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852 ...
The Phrynosomatidae are a diverse family of lizards, sometimes classified as a subfamily (Phrynosomatinae), found from Panama to the extreme south of Canada.Many members of the group are adapted to life in hot, sandy deserts, although the spiny lizards prefer rocky deserts or even relatively moist forest edges, and the short-horned lizard lives in prairie or sagebrush environments.
Giant horned lizard (Phrynosoma asio) Short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) Coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum) Pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii) Greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) Roundtail horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
The Mexican horned lizard (Phrynosoma taurus) is a horned lizard species native to Mexico. [3] Horned lizards are sometimes referred to as "horned toads" or "horny toads", although they are not toads. Compared to other members of the horned lizards (genus Phrynosoma), little is known about this species. [4]
Pages in category "Phrynosoma" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baur's short-horned lizard; C.
Greater short-horned lizard, Phrynosoma hernandesi The greater short-horned lizard is the most widely distributed horned lizard in North America and occurs in the widest range of habitats : West into central Nevada , east into North and South Dakota , north to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta , [ 11 ] and then south into eastern New Mexico to ...