Desert horned lizard
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| phylum | Chordata | The desert horned lizard 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.
This species of lizard has a distinctive flat body with one row of fringe scales down the sides. They have one row of slightly enlarged scales on each side of the throat. Colours can vary and generally blend in with the color of the surrounding soil, but they usually have a beige, tan, or reddish dorsum with contrasting, wavy blotches of darker color. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Iguanidae |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| family | Phrynosomatidae | |
| genus | Phrynosoma | |
| species | P. platyrhinos |
