The San Diego horned lizard or Blainville's horned lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to southern and central...
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Phrynosoma, whose members are known as the horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads, is a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae...
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subspecies of the coast horned lizard. Studying specimens from the San Diego Natural History Museum, he could not match a given lizard to a particular claimed...
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kingsnake, coastal rosy boa, Baja California rat snake, San Diego gopher snake and giant horned lizard. The walkway then passes an enclosure for the endangered...
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the San Diego horned lizard. Biological surveys for other species are ongoing as new land is acquired. The approved refuge boundary for the San Diego Refuge...
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gnatcatcher and San Diego horned lizard. A restoration project in the San Dieguito lagoon was completed in 2011 at the cost of 86 million dollars. San Dieguito...
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rattlesnake, San Diego gopher snake, California kingsnake. Other reptiles include: San Diego horned lizard, western fence lizard, granite spiny lizard, side-blotched...
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The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California, near Escondido. The park houses more than 3,000 animals...
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ringneck snake. Lizards found here are also plentiful, including the San Diego horned lizard, California horned lizard, San Diego alligator lizard, western fence...
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and lizards (western fence lizard, California side blotched lizard, western skink, western whiptail, San Diego horned lizard, California horned lizard, San...
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Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness (category Protected areas of San Diego County, California)
such as the golden eagle and prairie falcon. The spotted bat, San Diego horned lizard, and the willow flycatcher are also found here. Vegetation consists...
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described and named by Scott D. Sampson; the generic name means "Achelous lizard", in reference to the Greek deity Achelous, and the specific name refers...
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Phrynosomatidae (category Lizard families)
rock lizards Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828 – horned lizards Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 – spiny lizards (or sator) Uma Baird, 1859 – fringe-toed lizards Urosaurus...
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Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary (category Protected areas of San Diego County, California)
a popular bird-watching area. Reptiles include the threatened San Diego Horned Lizard and rare Lyre and Night snakes. Many species of both flora and...
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Iguanidae (redirect from Neotropical Ground Lizard)
and horned lizards Subfamily Polychrotinae: anoles, leiosaurs, Polychrus Subfamily Tropidurinae: curly-tailed lizards, neotropical ground lizards, South...
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alligator lizard Southern alligator lizard Short-horned lizard Desert horned lizard Sagebrush lizard Western skink Western fence lizard Side-blotched lizard Gopher...
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The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger...
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Cabrillo National Monument (category Point Loma, San Diego)
Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California, United States. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542...
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Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park (category San Joaquin Hills)
refuge in the park, including California gnatcatcher, pond turtle, San Diego horned lizard, orange-throated whiptail, Pacific pocket mouse, great egret, white-tailed...
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: 378–384 Lizards of note include side-blotched lizards, western fence lizards, sagebrush lizards, and the San Diego subspecies of the coast horned lizard. Resident...
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Colorado Desert (category Geography of San Bernardino County, California)
rattlesnake. Among sensitive species are flat-tailed horned lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard, desert tortoise, prairie falcon, Andrews' dune scarab...
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horned dragons Genus Agama Genus Amphibolurus - lashtail dragons Genus Aphaniotis Genus Bronchocela Genus Bufoniceps - Laungwala long-headed lizard Genus...
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Collegiate Sports Association. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, also known as the "horned frog". Texas Christian University...
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ground squirrels and coast horned lizards, while the plants at the park include iodine bush, goldenbush, Atriplex, and San Joaquin saltbush. In 1983,...
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of Federal concern such as the western spadefoot toad, the western horned lizard and the tri-colored blackbird. Other terrestrial species on the refuge...
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Rhinoceros iguana (category Lizards of the Caribbean)
is a large-bodied, heavy-headed lizard with strong legs and a vertically flattened tail. A crest of pointed horned scales extends from the nape of their...
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Living Coast Discovery Center (category Museums in San Diego County, California)
animal and bird exhibits located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge in Chula Vista, California. Permanent displays...
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Otay Mountain Wilderness (category Protected areas of San Diego County, California)
The Otay Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Diego County, California, 12 miles east of the community of Otay Mesa and just north...
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Hawk Conservancy Trust. Retrieved 5 June 2007. "San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Red-Tailed Hawk". San Diego Zoo. Retrieved 3 March 2012. "Raptor porn: The...
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Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of northwestern Montana. The name means 'bison lizard', in a combination of Blackfeet Indian eini and Latinized Ancient Greek...
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