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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, originally named the San Diego Wild Animal Park until 2010, is an 1800-acre (730 ha) zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    and horned lizards Subfamily Polychrotinae: anoles, leiosaurs, Polychrus Subfamily Tropidurinae: curly-tailed lizards, neotropical ground lizards, South...
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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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    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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    : 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Santa Ana Mountains (category Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California)
    kangaroo rat, bats, spotted owl, western pond turtle, steelhead, coast horned lizard, least Bell's vireo, golden eagle, mountain quail, canyon wren, speckled...
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    (Polioptila californica), Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae), coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum), and rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata). Other animals...
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