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title: "Wüstenkrötenechse"
description: "Phrynosoma platyrhinos — Reptilien. The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/desert-horned-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wüstenkrötenechse

> Phrynosoma platyrhinos — Reptilien. The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America.

- Scientific name: *Phrynosoma platyrhinos*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 7428
- Wikidata: [Q3381754](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3381754)
- iNaturalist taxon: [243904](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/243904)

## Names

- en: Desert Horned Lizard
- de: Wüstenkrötenechse
- es: Camaleón del desierto
- fr: Lézard cornu du désert
- nl: Padhagedis
- pl: Frynosoma szerokonosa

## Countries with the most observations

US (7078), MX (30)

## Summary

The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads, but lizards.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_horned_lizard

## Photo

![Wüstenkrötenechse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-horned-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281620161

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/desert-horned-lizard?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).