Species: Phrynosoma douglasii

Pygmy Horned Lizard
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Reptilia

    Order

    Squamata

    Family

    Phrynosomatidae

    Genus

    Phrynosoma

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Northwestern Short-horned Lizard - Pygmy Short-horned Lizard - iguane pygmée à petites cornes
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Reptiles - Lizards
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Reptilia - Squamata - Phrynosomatidae - Phrynosoma - >
    Migration
    true - false - false
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Diet consists primarily of ants and other insects.
    Reproduction Comments
    Gives birth to 3-15 young, mainly August to mid-September (Brown et al. 1995). Sexually mature in 2 or more years (Nussbaum et al. 1983).
    Length
    15
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2005-09-09
    Global Status Last Changed
    1997-10-28
    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=SX&US.CA=SNR&US.ID=S5&US.NV=SNR&US.OR=S4&US.WA=S3" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    G - 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles) - G - Southern British Columbia (apparently extirpated; Powell and Russell 1998) south to northeastern California, northern Nevada, and southern Idaho (Zamudio et al. 1997, Stebbins 2003); eastern and southern range limits have not been precisely determined; old record from extreme southwestern Montana, where current status is unknown (St. John 2002, Werner et al. 2004). Elevational range extends from around 300 to 1,830 meters (1,000-6,000 feet) (Stebbins 2003).
    Global Range Code
    G
    Global Range Description
    200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
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