🦎Texas horned lizard
The Texas horned lizard is one of about 21 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards, all belonging the genus Phrynosoma. It occurs in south-central regions of the US and northeastern Mexico, as well as several isolated introduced records and populations from Southern United States. Though some populations are stable, severe population declines have occurred in many areas of Texas and Oklahoma. The Texas spiny lizard may be confused for a Texas horned lizard due to its appearance and overlapping habitat. Texas horned lizard populations show strong genetic structuring across their range, with limited gene flow between regions. Because the Texas horned lizard is listed as a threatened species in the state, it is illegal to pick up, touch, or possess them in Texas.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2007.
- Body mass
- 0.06 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 10 years
Everything we know about the Texas horned lizard
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.06 kgmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan10 yearsmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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DietCarnivorousReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleDiurnalReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Foraging modeAMBReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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VenomousNoReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Snout–vent length0.13 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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By sex
- Female0.08 mReptTraitsv1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024)
Volume l0.1 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Texas horned lizard yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classSquamata
- ›familyPhrynosomatidae
- ›genusPhrynosoma
- ›speciesPhrynosoma cornutum
- orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
- familyPhrynosomatidae
- subfamilyPhrynosomatinae
- genusPhrynosoma
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
- suborderIguania
- familyPhrynosomatidae
- subfamilyPhrynosomatinae
- genusPhrynosoma
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