regal horned lizard | |
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Phrynosoma solare | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertilia |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Phrynosoma |
Species: | P. solare |
Binomial name | |
Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845[1] |
The regal horned lizard (Phrynosoma solare) is a horned lizard species native to Mexico and the Southwest United States.[2]
This horned lizard occupies primarily level or gently sloping terrain with openly spaced desert vegetation such as mesquite, creosote bush, and saguaro cactus.[3]