Flat-tailed horned Lizard
Phrynosoma mcallii
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- P. mcallii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. mcallii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. mcallii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- P. mccallii – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Todd Battey (naherp.com)
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- P. mccallii – Imperial Co, CA – photo by Nathan Smith (naherp.com)
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- P. mccallii – Imperial Co, CA – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phrynosoma mcallii occurs in southern California and extreme southwestern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: Phrynosoma mcallii is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phrynosoma mcallii (Howell – 1852)
Genus: Phrynosoma, Greek – phrynos = toad + soma = body – ref. squat toad-like appearance
Species: mcallii, honors George Archibald McCall
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962