Sonoran horned lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Phrynosoma |
Species: | P. goodei
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Binomial name | |
Phrynosoma goodei | |
Synonyms [2] | |
The Sonoran horned lizard (Phrynosoma goodei), also known commonly as Goode's desert horned lizard and el camaleón de Sonora in Mexican Spanish, is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to Arizona in the United States and to Sonora in Mexico. [2]
The specific name, goodei, is in honor of American ichthyologist George Brown Goode. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. goodei is shrubland. [1]
P. goodei is oviparous. [1] [2] The eggs are buried in the ground. [1]
Sonoran horned lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Phrynosoma |
Species: | P. goodei
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Binomial name | |
Phrynosoma goodei | |
Synonyms [2] | |
The Sonoran horned lizard (Phrynosoma goodei), also known commonly as Goode's desert horned lizard and el camaleón de Sonora in Mexican Spanish, is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to Arizona in the United States and to Sonora in Mexico. [2]
The specific name, goodei, is in honor of American ichthyologist George Brown Goode. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. goodei is shrubland. [1]
P. goodei is oviparous. [1] [2] The eggs are buried in the ground. [1]