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Phrynosoma mcallii (Flat-tail Horned Lizard; flat-tailed horned lizard)

Synonyms: Anota m'callii

Wikipedia Abstract

The flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii ) is a species of reptile of the Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its multiple adaptations for camouflage help to minimize its shadow. The species is threatened, with a restricted range under pressure from human activities such as agriculture and development, and is specially protected in the United States.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  10.9 grams
Birth Weight [2]  1 grams
Female Weight [2]  12 grams
Habitat Substrate [3]  Terrestrial
Litter Size [2]  5
Litters / Year [2]  1
Reproductive Mode [3]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [2]  2.756 inches (7 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sonoran desert Mexico, United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve VI 2320468 Sonora, Mexico  
Coachella Valley Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 8106 California, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Parque Nacional de Sierra San Pedro Martir National Park II 180607 Baja California, Mexico  
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 6101 California, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Atractis penneri <Unverified Name>[4]
Skrjabinoptera phrynosoma <Unverified Name>[4]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Length–weight allometries in lizards, S. Meiri, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 218–226
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0