Phrynosoma ornatissimum

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 ornatissimum
Subspecies (2): P. o. brachycercum – P. o. ornatissimum

Name

Phrynosoma ornatissimum Girard, 1858: 396

Lectotype: USNM 204, collected by S. W. Woodhouse on 1851. [designated by Montanucci (2015: 68)]

Type locality: “Mountains region of New Mexico”, restricted to “Rio Grande Valley at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico” by Montanucci (2015: 68).

Combinations

Phrynosoma (Tapaya) ornatissima Girard, 1858: 396 [original combination]
Phrynosoma douglassii ornatissimum — Cope, 1900: 415 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Girard, C.F. 1858. United States Exploring Expedition during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Volume 20. Herpetology. C. Sherman & Son: Philadelphia. xv + 492 pp.
Montanucci, R.R. 2015. A taxonomic revision of the Phrynosoma douglasii species complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae). Zootaxa 4015(1): 1–177. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4015.1.1. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Phrynosoma ornatissimum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Short-horned Lizard