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Mountain Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma orbiculare

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 13, February 20, March 55, April 216, May 221, June 256, July 288, August 242, September 207, October 230, November 94, December 32.
Mexico1,874
Mexico483
Hidalgo179
Puebla113
Coahuila de Zaragoza98
Tlaxcala90
Chihuahua82
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave76
Durango60
Aguascalientes52

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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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