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Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 261, February 239, March 316, April 420, May 452, June 391, July 390, August 603, September 384, October 197, November 203, December 228.
United States11,553
Arizona4,075
New Mexico2,982
Texas2,020
Utah1,361
Colorado1,205
Wyoming479
Canada442
Saskatchewan391
California198

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

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