Phrynosoma orbiculare

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: This species is present in a wide variety of primary and secondary habitats . It has been recorded from dry scrubland, pine-oak forest , oak forest, juniper forest, and has been reported from agricultural land (plantations and crops ) and agave and Opuntia fields . [1].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.2     Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland   
  
•     14.3     Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Agama orbiculare Cuvier 1817: 35 • Agama orbicularis DAUDIN 1805: 406< /i> (Fide Gentry 1885) • Lacerta orbicularis Linnaeus 1789: 1062 • Lacertus orbicularis HERNANDEZ 1651: 327< /i> (Fide Gentry 1885) • Phrynosoma orbiculare orbiculare Smith & Taylor 1950: 97 • Phrynosoma orbiculare orbiculare — Liner 2007 • Phrynosoma orbiculare — Boulenger 1885: 241 • Phrynosoma orbiculare — DumÉril & Bibron 1837: 321 • Phrynosoma orbiculare — Liner 1994 • Phrynosoma orbiculare — Sumichrast 1864: 507 • Phrynosoma orbiculare — Wiegmann 1828: 367 • Phrynosoma orbicularis Gentry 1885: 142 • Phrynosoma wiegmanni Gray 1839: 96 • Tapaya orbicularis langicaudatus DugÈs 1888: 117

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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)

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Mendoza-Quijano, F., Vázquez Díaz, J. and Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Mendoza-Quijano, F., Vzquez Daz, J. & Quintero Daz, G.E. 2007. Phrynosoma orbiculare. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
• Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2543679
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-11781
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208837
• IUCN ID: 232270
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 146337

Footnotes

1. Mendoza-Quijano, F., Vázquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. Phrynosoma orbiculare. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]

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