Blainville’s Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma blainvillii
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- P. blainvillii – Contra Costa Co, CA – photo by Sam Murray
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- P. blainvillii – Contra Costa Co, CA – photo by Sam Murray
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- P. blainvillii – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. blainvillii – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. blainvillii – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. blainvillii – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. blainvillii – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. blainvillii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- P. blainvillii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phrynosoma blainvillii occurs in western California west of the deserts and Sierra Nevada Mountains.
LEGAL STATUS: Phrynosoma blainvillii is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phrynosoma blainvillii (Gray – 1839)
Genus: Phrynosoma, Greek – phrynos = toad + soma = body – ref. squat toad-like appearance
Species: blainvillii, honors Henri M. Blainville
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962