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Greater short-horned lizard
Species of reptile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi), also commonly known as the mountain short-horned lizard or Hernández's short-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to western North America. Like other horned lizards, it is often called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a toad at all. It is a reptile, not an amphibian. It is one of seven native species of lizards in Canada.
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Greater short-horned lizard | |
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Gravid female greater short-horned lizard in the Mogollon Rim region of Payson, Arizona. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Phrynosoma |
Species: | P. hernandesi |
Binomial name | |
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 | |
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