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Petrosaurus mearnsi (Stejneger, 1894)

Petrosaurus mearnsi (Stejneger, 1894)

Petrosaurus mearnsi (Stejneger, 1894)

Petrosaurus mearnsi is a flat-bodied lizard endemic to southern California, Baja California, and Isla El Muerto.

Petrosaurus repens (Van Denburgh, 1895)

Petrosaurus repens (Van Denburgh, 1895)

Petrosaurus repens (Van Denburgh, 1895)

Petrosaurus repens is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species from the central Baja California Peninsula, northwestern Mexico.

Cophosaurus texanus Troschel, 1852

Cophosaurus texanus Troschel, 1852

Cophosaurus texanus Troschel, 1852

Cophosaurus texanus, the greater earless lizard, is a sexually dimorphic earless lizard native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835

Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835

Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835

Callisaurus draconoides (zebra-tailed lizard) is a desert lizard native to the US Southwest with distinct markings and high reproductive output.

Uma scoparia Cope, 1894

Uma scoparia Cope, 1894

Uma scoparia Cope, 1894

The Mojave fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia is a North American desert lizard with distinctive markings and sand-dwelling habits.

Uma rufopunctata Cope, 1895

Uma rufopunctata Cope, 1895

Uma rufopunctata Cope, 1895

Uma cowlesi, the Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the Yuman Desert in northwestern Mexico.

Uma notata Baird, 1858

Uma notata Baird, 1858

Uma notata Baird, 1858

The Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard (Uma notata) is a medium arid-adapted lizard found in Colorado Desert sand dunes.

Uma inornata Cope, 1895

Uma inornata Cope, 1895

Uma inornata Cope, 1895

Uma inornata is an endangered sand-adapted lizard endemic to California's Coachella Valley.

Uma exsul Schmidt & Bogert, 1947

Uma exsul Schmidt & Bogert, 1947

Uma exsul Schmidt & Bogert, 1947

Uma exsul, the fringe-toed sand lizard, is an omnivorous Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.

Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy & De Queiroz, 2020

Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy & De Queiroz, 2020

Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy & De Queiroz, 2020

Uma thurmanae is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Arizona's Mohawk Dunes, named after actress Uma Thurman.

Phrynosoma taurus Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma taurus Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma taurus Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma taurus, the Mexican horned lizard, is a little-known viviparous horned lizard native to Mexico.

Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845

Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845

Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845

Phrynosoma solare, the regal horned lizard, is a small North American desert lizard that reproduces by laying eggs.

Phrynosoma modestum Girard, 1852

Phrynosoma modestum Girard, 1852

Phrynosoma modestum Girard, 1852

Phrynosoma modestum, the roundtail horned lizard, is a small North American lizard with distinctive rock-like camouflage.

Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phrynosoma orbiculare is a horned toad native to central Mexico's high plateaus that reproduces via live birth.

Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852)

Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852)

Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852)

Phrynosoma mcallii, the flat-tail horned lizard, is a medium oviparous lizard native to the Sonoran Desert of southwestern North America.

Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858

Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858

Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858

Phrynosoma hernandesi, the greater short-horned lizard, is a viviparous North American horned lizard once grouped with the pygmy short-horned lizard.

Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829)

Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829)

Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829)

Phrynosoma douglasii, the pygmy short-horned lizard, is a small North American horned lizard distinct from the larger greater short-horned lizard.

Phrynosoma cerroense Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma cerroense Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma cerroense Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma cerroense, the Cedros Island horned lizard, is a horned lizard species native to Mexico's Cedros Island.

Phrynosoma braconnieri Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma braconnieri Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma braconnieri Bocourt, 1870

Phrynosoma braconnieri, the short-tailed horned lizard, is a viviparous lizard found in southern Mexico with an exceptionally short tail.

Phrynosoma asio Cope, 1864

Phrynosoma asio Cope, 1864

Phrynosoma asio Cope, 1864

Phrynosoma asio, the giant horned lizard, is the largest horned lizard, endemic to southern Mexico's Pacific coast.

Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)

Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)

Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)

Phrynosoma cornutum (Texas horned lizard) is a sexually dimorphic, camouflaged horned lizard endemic to North America with some introduced populations.

Phrynosoma blainvillii Gray, 1839

Phrynosoma blainvillii Gray, 1839

Phrynosoma blainvillii Gray, 1839

Phrynosoma blainvillii, the San Diego horned lizard, is a horned, spike-covered lizard native to California and northern Baja California.

Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893

Phrynosoma goodei is a horned lizard species native to the US Arizona and Mexican Sonora, preferring shrubland habitat and laying buried eggs.

Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835)

Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835)

Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835)

Phrynosoma coronatum, the coast horned lizard, is a large spiky lizard with distinct dark markings and varied brown base coloration.

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