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Desert Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Southern Desert Horned Lizard -
Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum
Camaleón del Desierto
Cope, 1896(= Doliosaurus platyrhinos calidiarum)
| Species Description and More Pictures |
Range: Purple
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| Adult, San Felipe, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Adult, Bahia San Luis Gonzaga, Baja California © Stuart Young | |
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| Habitat, San Felipe, Baja California © Stuart Young |
Habitat, Bahia San Luis Gonzaga, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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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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