Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii
Description
Distribution Range
Typical Elevation
We do not yet have enough records from distinct localities to calculate typical elevation. We need 25 more distinct localities.
Additional Information
Notes
A few very old records for this species exist from 1884 (USNM 13792), (USNM 293438), (USNM 293439) but no records I know of since then.
The locality given for the records is Baird, a town on the McCloud River below Shasta Caverns, now currently beneath Lake Shasta. I suspect the specimens were not actually collected in Baird itself, there are numerous specimens of various species from 1883 and 1884 that specify Baird as the locality. I suspect Baird was the base of operation for the specimen collector(s) and simply used to specify locality for lack of a more precise method.
Before I add the data for these records into the database used to generate range maps, I hope to get a confirmation on their identification, in the off chance that they are actually Blainville’s Horned Lizard.
Images
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Habitat Shots
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