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Reptiles
Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum
Authorship: Girard
Records
It was observed from throughout IMRS, but specifically from IMRS HQ area and Lonely Tank.
Sources
[Couvillon, 2011a, b, Mata-Silva and Johnson, 2011a]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassReptilia (Reptiles)
OrderSquamata (Lizards and Snakes)
SuborderLacertilia (Lizards)
FamilyPHRYNOSOMATIDAE (Earless, Horned, Side-blotched, Spiny, and Tree Lizard Family)
GenusPhrynosoma
Speciesmodestum
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G5Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | S4Apparently Secure |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |
Theses, papers, and notes featuring this species.
- Population genetics of two sympatric species, the Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) and the Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus), in the Indio Mountains of west Texas. (opens in new tab)Horne, L. M. · 2022 · Thesis
- Phrynosoma modestum (Round-tailed Horned Lizard). Defensive Behavior. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V., J. D. Johnson, G. Alvarez, and D. DeSantis · 2022 · Herpetological Review 53(2): 328–329 · Natural History Note
- Phrynosoma modestum (Round-tailed Horned Lizard). Predation. (opens in new tab)Mata-Silva, V., and J. D. Johnson · 2011 · Herpetological Review 42(1): 95 · Natural History Note