Mexican Plateau Horned Lizard

Mexican plateau horned lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertilia
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Phrynosoma
Species:	P. orbiculare
Binomial name
Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1789)[1]
Synonyms
Lacerta orbicularis Linnaeus, 1789[2]

The Chihuahua Desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) is a species of heavily spined horned lizard. It is also known as the Mexican plateau horned lizard.^[3] The specific epithet, orbiculare, comes from the Latin adjective orbicularis meaning "circular", which comes from the Latin noun orbis meaning "circle".

Description

Phrynosoma orbiculare has a characteristic single row of lateral abdominal fringe scales. This "horned toad" also has two short occipital horns.^[4]

Geographic range

This species is found only in the high plateau country of central Mexico. Specifically, it is found in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nuevo León. Its range continues southeast through Morelos, Puebla and Veracruz.^[4]

References

1. ^ ITIS, The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. www.itis.gov.
2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. ^ Digimorph.org
4. ^ ^{a b} Digimorph.org

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