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  • Scientific names
    • Phrynosoma platyrhinus
    • Phrynosoma platyrhinos
    • Doliosaurus platyrhinos
    • Anota platyrhina
    • Anota calidiarum
  • English
    • Desert Horned Lizard

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What

Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Observer

davidsnyder24

Date

May 14, 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Description

Saw this little guy running around while tracking desert tortoises outside Searchlight, NV.

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Observer

tigerhawkvok

Date

May 2, 2008
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What

Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Observer

coelho

Date

May 28, 2008

Description

Well camouflaged. Down on the flats.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Desert horny lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a horned lizard native to western North America. They typically range in size from 3 - 5in (7.6 - 13.6cm). They are sometimes referred to as "Horned Toads" or "Horny Toads", although they are not toads.

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.