Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)

Created: March 2nd, 2007 - 10:39 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jim Scharosch
Record 2053

Country: United States		State: North Dakota	County: Billings County	Time: 2004-06-13 12:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Jackson Shedd on Jan 10, 2008 at 08:18 PM

I see. Their dept just hasn't updated their taxonomy. The short-horns were all previously considered forms under the name P. douglasii (= douglassi, douglasi). P. hernandesi was elevated to sp. status in 1997.

Posted by Jim Scharosch on Jan 08, 2008 at 11:40 AM

Thanks for the correction. North Dakotas conservation department website lists them as douglasii, and I'm not a horned lizard expert, so I went with that.

Posted by Jackson Shedd on Dec 29, 2007 at 10:51 PM

Although it looks similar to P. douglasii, this is P. hernandesi, based on head morphology and locality.