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Desert horned lizard
Conservation status
Desert horned lizard
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species:
P. platyrhinos
Binomial name
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Girard, 1852

The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads, but lizards.

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Gadsden, H. (2007). Phrynosoma platyrhinos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64080A12734576.en
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

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