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Short-tail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma braconnieri
The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
From the article Short-tailed horned lizard on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Range & habitat
P. braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub. It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agricultural areas.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
P. braconnieri is viviparous. Its mating season begins in the early fall, with their children being born in the following, early spring.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific epithet, braconnieri, is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier (1812–1884).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Phrynosoma braconnieri in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 36325.