Mexican Plateau horned lizard

Mexican Plateau horned lizard
In Chihuahua, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species:
P. orbiculare
Binomial name
Phrynosoma orbiculare
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List
    • Lacerta orbicularis
      Linnaeus, 1758
    • Agama orbicularis
      — Daudin, 1805
    • Phrynosoma orbiculare
      — Wiegmann, 1828
    • Tapaya orbicularis longicaudatus
      Dugès, 1888
    • Phrynosoma orbiculare
      — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950

The Mexican Plateau horned lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard, is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies. The specific epithet, orbiculare, comes from the Latin adjective orbis, meaning "circular".

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