Northern Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos platyrhinos
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Lyon Co, NV – photo by Richard Ruby
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Pershing Co, NV – photo by Carlo Bongio (naherp.com)
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Mineral Co, NV – photo by Jason Hull (naherp.com)
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Juab Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Juab Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- P. p. platyrhinos – Juab Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Phrynosoma p. platyrhinos occurs in the Great Basin Desert region of Nevada and western Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phrynosoma platyrhinos (Girard – 1852)
Genus: Phrynosoma, Greek – phrynos = toad + soma = body – ref. squat toad-like appearance
Species/Subspecies: platyrhinos, Greek – platy = flat + rhinos = nose
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962