Mexican Plateau horned lizard

Mexican Plateau horned lizard
P. orbiculare in Veracruz, Mexico, showing blood squirted from eye as defensive behavior.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species:
P. orbiculare
Binomial name
Phrynosoma orbiculare
Synonyms[2]
  • 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[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]

  1. ^ Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Vázquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Phrynosoma orbiculare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64079A12734405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64079A12734405.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Phrynosoma orbiculare at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b Sherbrooke, Wade C. (2003). Introduction to Horned Lizards of North America. University of California Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780520926752.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Digimorph.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).