Phrynosoma braconnieri Bocourt, 1870

Common Name Etymology

Phrynosoma braconnieri (Bocourt, 1870), commonly called the short-tailed horned lizard, has a very short tail relative to its body length; this tail is the shortest of any horned lizard, and even the shortest of any lizard, which is the origin of its common name.

Habitat

This species lives in pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub habitats, and can also occur in corn fields and other traditional agricultural areas.

Geographic Range

The short-tailed horned lizard is native to the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca, and may also be present in Veracruz.

Reproductive Mode

It is a viviparous species.

Reproductive Cycle

Its mating season starts in early fall, and offspring are born the following early spring.