Flat-tail horned lizard

Flat-tail horned lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species:
P. mcallii
Binomial name
Phrynosoma mcallii
(Hallowell, 1852)

The flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. A species of reptile, it is endemic to the Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[2] Its multiple adaptations for camouflage help to minimize its shadow.[3] The species is threatened, with a restricted range under pressure from human activities such as agriculture and development, and is specially protected in the United States.

  1. ^ Hammerson GA, Frost DR, Gadsden H (2007). Phrynosoma mcallii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64077A12733969.en
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