Short-tailed horned lizard
| Short-tailed horned lizard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phrynosoma |
| Species: | P. braconnieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynosoma braconnieri A.H.A. Duméril & Bocourt, 1870[1] | |
The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) is an uncommon species of horned lizard endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
Etymology
The specific epithet, braconnieri, is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier.[2]
Description
This species has a very short tail relative to its body length, the shortest of the horned lizards, or indeed of any lizard, thus its common name.[3]
Habitat
Phrynosoma braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub.[3] It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agricultural areas.[4]
Geographic range
The short-tailed horned lizard is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. It may also inhabit Veracruz.[3]
References
- ↑ EOL.org
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynosoma braconnieri, p. 36).
- 1 2 3 Digimorph.org/
- ↑ Zipcodezoo..com
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Phrynosoma braconnieri, p. 248).
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