Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

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 platyrhinos
Subspecies (2): P. p. calidiarum – P. p. platyrhinos

Name

Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852: 69

• Syntypes (4): USNM 189 (3 specimens), 1 adult ♂ and 2 adult indet., and MCZ 5948, subadult ♀, collected by Capt. Stansbury's party, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Great Salt Lake”, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. First Part. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 68–70. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Phrynosoma platyrhinos. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Gadsden, H. 2019. IUCN: Phrynosoma platyrhinos  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T89974770A89975571. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T89974770A89975571.en

Vernacular names

English: Desert Horned Lizard
日本語: サバクツノトカゲ

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