Short-tailed horned lizard

Short-tailed horned lizard
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[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Habitat

Phrynosoma braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub.[4] It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agricultural areas.[5]

Geographic range

The short-tailed horned lizard is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. It may also inhabit Veracruz.[4]

References

  1. Canseco-Márquez, L., Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Ponce-Campos, P. (2007). Phrynosoma braconnieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64071A12741450.en
  2. Phrynosoma braconnieri Shorttail Hornet Lizard. EOL.org
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). "Phrynosoma braconnieri", p. 36 in The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  4. 1 2 3 Hodges, Wendy. Phrynosoma braconnieri, Short-tailed Horned Lizard. Digimorph.org
  5. Phrynosoma braconnieri (Short-Tail Horned Lizard) . Zipcodezoo.com

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