Phrynosoma cornutum

Phrynosoma cornutum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Iguania Parvordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species: Phrynosoma cornutum

Name

• Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)

Syntypes: possibly ANSP 8642–3. [lost]

Type locality: “great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains”, restricted to “Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas” by Smith & Taylor (1950).

Combinations

• Agama cornuta Harlan, 1825: 299 [original combination]
• Tapaya cornuta — Cuvier, 1829: 37 [subsequent combination]
• Phrynosoma cornutum — Gray in Griffith, 1831: 9 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Phrynosoma bufonium Wiegmann, 1828: 367

Holotype: ZMB collected by Graf von Sack. [lost]

Type locality: “Surinam” (in error), restricted to “Los Nogales, Sonora, Mexico” by Smith & Taylor (1950).

References

Primary references

• Harlan, R. 1825. Description of two new species of Agama. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 296–305. BHL
• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Phrynosoma cornutum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Phrynosoma cornutum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64072A12741535. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64072A12741535.en
• Phrynosoma cornutum – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Texas Horned Lizard
español: Lagarto cornudo
polski: Frynosoma rogata

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