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title: "Pygmy Short-horned Lizard"
description: "Phrynosoma douglasii — Répteis. The pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii) is a species of small horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pygmy-short-horned-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pygmy Short-horned Lizard

> Phrynosoma douglasii — Répteis. The pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii) is a species of small horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Phrynosoma douglasii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 835
- Wikidata: [Q898028](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898028)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36316](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36316)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
- de: Kurzhorn-Krötenechse
- es: Camaleón de cuernos cortos
- fr: Phrynosome de Douglas
- nl: Korthoornpadhagedis

## Countries with the most observations

US (807)

## Summary

The pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii) is a species of small horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the northwestern United States and adjacent southwestern Canada. Like other horned lizards, it is often called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a toad at all. It is a reptile, not an amphibian.

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

## Photo

![Pygmy Short-horned Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pygmy-short-horned-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Zupan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127054911

## Machine access

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