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title: "Frynosoma rogata"
description: "Phrynosoma cornutum — Gady. The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is one of about 21 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards, all belonging the genus Phrynosoma."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/texas-horned-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Frynosoma rogata

> Phrynosoma cornutum — Gady. The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is one of about 21 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards, all belonging the genus Phrynosoma.

- Scientific name: *Phrynosoma cornutum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 13424
- Wikidata: [Q748410](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748410)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73905)

## Names

- en: Texas Horned Lizard
- de: Texas-Krötenechse
- es: Lagartija cornuda texana
- fr: Lézard cornu du Texas
- nl: Texaanse padhagedis
- pl: Frynosoma rogata

## Countries with the most observations

US (11610), MX (1054)

## Summary

The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is one of about 21 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards, all belonging the genus Phrynosoma. It occurs in south-central regions of the US and northeastern Mexico, as well as several isolated introduced records and populations from Southern United States. Though some populations are stable, severe population declines have occurred in many areas of Texas and Oklahoma. The Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) may be confused for a Texas horned lizard due to its appearance and overlapping habitat. Texas horned lizard populations show…

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

## Photo

![Frynosoma rogata](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/texas-horned-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: gsexauer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36527186

## Machine access

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