regal horned lizard

English

Noun

regal horned lizard (plural regal horned lizards)

Phrynosoma solare, a horned lizard, with a wide toad-shaped body about seven inches long, noted for the ten horns that form a crown-like structure on its head.

Usage notes

The synonyms using toad and frog are misnomers derived from the shape of its body.

Synonyms

(Phrynosoma): horned toad, horny toad

See also

Horned lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phrynosoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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