Roundtail Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The roundtail horned lizard is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is one of the smaller species of the horned lizards. The specific epithet, modestum, is Latin, meaning "modest" or "calm". The species is native to the United States, in western Texas, New Mexico, eastern Arizona, and southeastern Colorado; and eight states in northcentral Mexico, where it is referred to as tapayaxtin.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phrynosomatidae
- Genus
- Phrynosoma