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Coast Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma coronatum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 151, February 130, March 136, April 168, May 164, June 120, July 103, August 105, September 133, October 136, November 175, December 135.
United States1,991
California1,656
Nevada230
Mexico195
Baja California Sur195
Texas27
District of Columbia23
Virginia23
Maryland23
Arizona5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyPhrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae
GenusHorned Lizards · Phrynosoma

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Coast Horned Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.