Texas horned lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum · Phrynosomatidae

The Texas horned lizard is one of about 21 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards, all belonging the genus Phrynosoma. It occurs in south-central regions of the US and northeastern Mexico, as well as several isolated introduced records and populations from Southern United States. Though some populations are stable, severe population declines have occurred in many areas of Texas and Oklahoma.

Where the Texas horned lizard lives

Recorded in United States of America and Mexico (North America).

Most records fall in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Chihuahua and Coahuila.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 14,303 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.