Mexican horned lizard

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| name = Mexican horned lizard

| image = Mexican Horned Lizard imported from iNaturalist photo 152619932 on 18 April 2022.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref=Canseco-Márquez, L., Campbell, J.A., Ponce-Campos, P., Muñoz-Alonso, A. & García Aguayo, A. (2007). Phrynosoma taurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64082A12734911.en}}

| genus = Phrynosoma

| species = taurus

| authority = Dugès, 1873The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

}}

The Mexican horned lizard (Phrynosoma taurus) is a horned lizard species native to Mexico.[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585965 Phrynosoma taurus Dugès, 1868]. Itis.gov Horned lizards are sometimes referred to as "horned toads" or "horny toads", although they are not toads. Compared to other members of the horned lizards (genus Phrynosoma), little is known about this species.Pianka, Eric R. and Hodges, Wendy L. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160313193409/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/phryno.html Horned Lizards]. UTexas.edu