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Phrynosoma hernandesi
The short-horned lizard is 4.5-12.4 cm in length and is a flat-bodied, squat lizard. Two rows of darker spots run down its back. They have one row of pointed scales running down each side. The color is gray, yellowish, or reddish-brown.
Dry grasslands and desert.
This photo was scanned from a slide I took a number of years ago and the date is only approximate.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2004
Submitted on Feb 23, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Atul. Looks like the chats are down? They're not showing up here.
lovely , what camouflage !