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Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893 (Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893)
Animalia

Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893

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.

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Genus
Phrynosoma
Order
Class
Squamata

About Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893

Nomenclature

The Sonoran horned lizard, scientifically named Phrynosoma goodei, is also commonly called Goode's desert horned lizard, and is referred to as el camaleón de Sonora in Mexican Spanish. It is a species of horned lizard that belongs to the family Phrynosomatidae.

Distribution

This species is native to Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Phrynosoma goodei is shrubland.

Reproduction

Phrynosoma goodei is oviparous, and it buries its eggs in the ground.

Photo: (c) Yinan Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Yinan Li · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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