Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 7,740
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi), also commonly known as the mountain short-horned lizard or Hernández's short-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to western North America. Like other horned lizards, it is often called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a toad at all.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Greater short-horned lizard”.