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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Phrynosomatidae
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma mcallii
(Hallowell, 1852)
Current SSAR Comments:
Gottscho et al. (2024, Molecular Ecology 33: e17308) found subdivision of
P. mcalli
into genetic clusters on either side of the Colorado River as well as further subdivision of the northwestern cluster by the Salton Sea; however, they considered the differentiation of these clusters insufficient to warrant their recognition as species or subspecies.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
McCall's Horned Toad
(
Doliosaurus mccallii
: Cooper, James G.
1869
. The fauna of California and its geographical distribution. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4():61-81);
MacCall's Horned Lizard
(
Phrynosoma maccallii
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1876
. List of Skeletons and Crania in the Section of Comparative Anatomy of the United States Army Medical Museum for use during the International Exhibition of 1876 in Connection with the Representation of the Medical Department U.S. Army. Army Medical Museum, Washington, D. C. pp.);
McCall's Horned Lizard
(
Phrynosoma maccalli
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1882
. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);
Flat-tailed Horned Toad
(
Phrynosoma m'callii
: Van Denburgh, John.
1897
. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():9-236);
Flat-tailed Horned Toad
(
Phrynosoma m'calli
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1852
Hallowell, Edward. Descriptions of new species of reptiles inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6():177-182
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