Phrynosomatidae
Banded Rock Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi (Stejneger, 1894)
Petrosaurus mearnsi is a flat-bodied lizard endemic to southern California, Baja California, and Isla El Muerto.
Shortnose Rock Lizard
Petrosaurus repens (Van Denburgh, 1895)
Petrosaurus repens is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species from the central Baja California Peninsula, northwestern Mexico.
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus Troschel, 1852
Cophosaurus texanus, the greater earless lizard, is a sexually dimorphic earless lizard native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835
Callisaurus draconoides (zebra-tailed lizard) is a desert lizard native to the US Southwest with distinct markings and high reproductive output.
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma scoparia Cope, 1894
The Mojave fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia is a North American desert lizard with distinctive markings and sand-dwelling habits.
Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma rufopunctata Cope, 1895
Uma cowlesi, the Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the Yuman Desert in northwestern Mexico.
Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma notata Baird, 1858
The Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard (Uma notata) is a medium arid-adapted lizard found in Colorado Desert sand dunes.
Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma inornata Cope, 1895
Uma inornata is an endangered sand-adapted lizard endemic to California's Coachella Valley.
Fringe-toed Sand Lizard
Uma exsul Schmidt & Bogert, 1947
Uma exsul, the fringe-toed sand lizard, is an omnivorous Phrynosomatidae lizard endemic to Mexico.
Mohawk Dunes Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy & De Queiroz, 2020
Uma thurmanae is a phrynosomatid lizard species endemic to Arizona's Mohawk Dunes, named after actress Uma Thurman.
Mexican Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma taurus Bocourt, 1870
Phrynosoma taurus, the Mexican horned lizard, is a little-known viviparous horned lizard native to Mexico.
Regal Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845
Phrynosoma solare, the regal horned lizard, is a small North American desert lizard that reproduces by laying eggs.
Roundtail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum Girard, 1852
Phrynosoma modestum, the roundtail horned lizard, is a small North American lizard with distinctive rock-like camouflage.
Mountain Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phrynosoma orbiculare is a horned toad native to central Mexico's high plateaus that reproduces via live birth.
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852)
Phrynosoma mcallii, the flat-tail horned lizard, is a medium oviparous lizard native to the Sonoran Desert of southwestern North America.
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858
Phrynosoma hernandesi, the greater short-horned lizard, is a viviparous North American horned lizard once grouped with the pygmy short-horned lizard.
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829)
Phrynosoma douglasii, the pygmy short-horned lizard, is a small North American horned lizard distinct from the larger greater short-horned lizard.
Cedros Island Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cerroense Stejneger, 1893
Phrynosoma cerroense, the Cedros Island horned lizard, is a horned lizard species native to Mexico's Cedros Island.
Short-tail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma braconnieri Bocourt, 1870
Phrynosoma braconnieri, the short-tailed horned lizard, is a viviparous lizard found in southern Mexico with an exceptionally short tail.
Giant Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma asio Cope, 1864
Phrynosoma asio, the giant horned lizard, is the largest horned lizard, endemic to southern Mexico's Pacific coast.
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)
Phrynosoma cornutum (Texas horned lizard) is a sexually dimorphic, camouflaged horned lizard endemic to North America with some introduced populations.
Blainville's Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma blainvillii Gray, 1839
Phrynosoma blainvillii, the San Diego horned lizard, is a horned, spike-covered lizard native to California and northern Baja California.
Sonoran Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893
Phrynosoma goodei is a horned lizard species native to the US Arizona and Mexican Sonora, preferring shrubland habitat and laying buried eggs.
Coast Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835)
Phrynosoma coronatum, the coast horned lizard, is a large spiky lizard with distinct dark markings and varied brown base coloration.
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