Species: Phrynosoma douglasii
Pygmy Horned Lizard
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Phrynosomatidae
Genus
Phrynosoma
NatureServe
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 - >
Ecology and Life History
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
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-09-09
Global Status Last Changed
1997-10-28
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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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)