Mexican Plateau horned lizard | |
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P. orbiculare in Veracruz, Mexico, showing blood squirted from eye as defensive behavior. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Phrynosoma |
Species: | P. orbiculare
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Binomial name | |
Phrynosoma orbiculare | |
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The Mexican Plateau horned lizard[4] (Phrynosoma orbiculare) is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard,[5] is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies. The specific epithet, orbiculare, comes from the Latin adjective orbis, meaning "circular".[4]
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