| Short-tailed horned lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phrynosoma |
| Species: | P. braconnieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynosoma braconnieri | |
The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri ) is an uncommon species of horned lizard endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
Etymology
The specific epithet, braconnieri, is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier.[3]
Description
P. braconnieri has a very short tail relative to its body length, the shortest of the horned lizards, or indeed of any lizard, thus its common name.[4]
Habitat
P. braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub.[4] It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agricultural areas.[5]
Geographic range
The short-tailed horned lizard is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. It may also inhabit Veracruz.[4]
References
- ^ Canseco-Márquez L, Mendoza-Quijano F, Ponce-Campos P (2007). Phrynosoma braconnieri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64071A12741450.en
- ^ Phrynosoma braconnieri – Shorttail Horned Lizard. EOL.org
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phrynosoma braconnieri, p. 36).
- ^ a b c Hodges, Wendy. Phrynosoma braconnieri, Short-tailed Horned Lizard. Digimorph.org.
- ^ Phrynosoma braconnieri (Short-Tail Horned Lizard) . Zipcodezoo.com
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Phrynosoma braconnieri, p. 248).