Adult, 50′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Venter
BAJA CALIFORNIA HORNED LIZARD
Phrynosoma coronatum – Blainville 1835
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Tropical Thornscrub habitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Sandy Arroyo microhabitat, 1000′, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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PERSONAL NOTES:
In June, 2002 with the help of Victor Velasquez, Gary Nafis and I happened upon this lizard while digging for Bipes biporus on the outskirts of La Paz. It was sleeping just beneath the surface of a sandy substrate at the base of a large bush. Luckily, it managed to avoid being severed in half by our shovels’ blade.
CONSERVATION STATUS:
This species is currently not threatened, and it appears this status will not change in the near future.
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