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Cape Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma coronatum

Blainville, 1835

Camaleón del Litoral

(Coast Horned Lizard)
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Range of this species: Blue

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Adult, found buried at night in a vacant lot in La Paz, Baja California Sur
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As you can see on this adult from Los Cerritos, Baja California Sur, this species has very large horns.
© Megan Wehrenberg
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Juvenile found on a beach at Todos Santos, Baja California Sur






 

References:


Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002.

McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000.

Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018.

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

The Reptile Database

San Diego Natural History Museum







Baja California Reptiles & Amphibians

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