Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Desert Horned Lizard, Southern Desert Horned Lizard
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
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)
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
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)
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
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)
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
)
-
- Order:
Squamata
(
)
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
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)
- Infraorder:
Iguania
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)
- Family:
Phrynosomatidae
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)
- Genus:
Phrynosoma
(
)
- Wiegmann, 1828
- Specific name:
platyrhinos
- (Cope 1896: 833)
- Subspecies:
calidiarum
- Scientific name: - Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum (Cope 1896: 833)
- Subspecies:
calidiarum
- Specific name:
platyrhinos
- (Cope 1896: 833)
- Genus:
Phrynosoma
(
- Family:
Phrynosomatidae
(
- Infraorder:
Iguania
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Anota calidiarum Cope
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Anota calidiarum. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: January 31, 2000.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Phrynosoma
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 27 species and subspecies in this genus:
P.asio (Giant Horned Lizard) · P.blainvillii (San Diego Horned Lizard) · P.braconnieri (Short-Tail Horned Lizard) · P.cerroense (Cedros Island Horned Lizard) · P.cornutum (Texas Horned Lizard) · P.coronatum (Blainville Horned Lizard) · P.coronatum blainvilli (Coast Horned Lizard) · P.coronatum blainvillii (Coast Horned Lizard) · P.coronatum frontale (California Horned Lizard) · P.ditmarsi (Rock Horned Lizard) · P.douglasii (Pygmy Horned Lizard) · P.douglasii douglasii (Pigmy Short-Horned Lizard) · P.douglassii (Eastern Short-Horned Lizard) · P.douglassii douglassii (Pigmy Short-Horned Lizard) · P.douglassii hernandesi (Mountain Short-Horned Lizard) · P.douglassii ornatissimum (Desert Short-Horned Lizard) · P.douglassii ornatum (Salt Lake Short-Horned Lizard) · P.hernandesi (Greater Short-Horned Lizards) · P.mcallii (Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard) · P.modestum (Round-Tailed Horned Lizard) · P.orbiculare (Mexican Horned Toad) · P.platyrhinos (Desert Horned Lizard) · P.platyrhinos calidiarum (Desert Horned Lizard) · P.platyrhinos platyrhinos (Desert Horned Lizard) · P.solare (Regal Horned Lizard) · P.taurus (Mexican Horned Lizard) · P.wigginsi (Gulf Coast Horned Lizard)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 92.
- California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 157.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1979- url p. 25.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2548975
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-24294
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13517972
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208834
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARACF12061
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 165426
