Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
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- P. modestum – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- P. modestum Habitat – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- P. modestum – Val Verde Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- P. modestum – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- P. modestum – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- P. modestum – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Jeff Teel (naherp.com)
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- P. modestum – Bernalillo Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- P. modestum – Bernalillo Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phrynosoma modestum occurs throughout much of west Texas, New Mexico and extreme southeastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phrynosoma modestum (Girard – 1852)
Genus: Phrynosoma, Greek – phrynos = toad + soma = body – ref. squat toad-like appearance
Species: modestum, Latin = modest, discreet, unassuming – ref. small size or plain appearance
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962