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Desert Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 574, February 497, March 517, April 649, May 774, June 458, July 392, August 400, September 507, October 518, November 666, December 514.
United States12,656
California6,308
Nevada1,919
Arizona1,045
Utah538
Oregon230
Idaho216
Mexico16
Baja California16
New Mexico3

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Classification

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

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