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The horned toads are a group of specialized lizards from desert and dry areas of northern and central America. The genus is highly specialized on ants as diet.

Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828
Anota Hallowell, 1852
(Type = Anota mcallii)
Batrachosoma Fitzinger, 1843
Doliosaurus Girard, 1858
Tapaja Oken, 1816
Tapaya Fitzinger, 1826
Tapayia Gray, 1825
Tropidogaster Fitzinger, 1843
Phrynosoma asio Cope, 1864
Batrachosoma asio (Cope, 1864)
Phrynosoma spinimentum Peters, 1874
Distribution: Guatemala and Mexico.

Phrynosoma braconnieri Duméril & Bocourt, 1870

Distribution: Mexico.

Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825)
Agama cornutum Harlan, 1825
Lacerta cornuta (Harlan, 1825)
Phrynosoma bufonium Wiegmann, 1828
Phrynosoma cornutum planiceps Hallowell, 1852
Phrynosoma harlanii Wiegmann, 1834
Phrynosoma planiceps Hallowell, 1852
Tapaya cornuta (Harlan, 1825)
Tropidogaster cornutus (Harlan, 1825)
Distribution: Mexico and USA.
Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835)
  • coronatum (Blainville, 1835)
    Agama coronata Blainville, 1835
  • blainvillei Gray, 1839
    Phrynosoma blainvillei Gray, 1839
    Phrynosoma ochoterenai Cuesta Terron, 1932
  • cerroense (Stejneger, 1893)
    Phrynosoma cerroense (Stejneger, 1893)
  • frontale Van Denburgh, 1894
    Phrynosoma frontalis Van Denburgh, 1894
  • jamesi Schmidt, 1922
    Phrynosoma jamesi Schmidt, 1922
  • schmidti Barbour, 1921
    • Phrynosoma nelsoni Schmidt, 1922
    Phrynosoma schmidti Barbour, 1921
    Distribution: Mexico (blainvillei, cerroense, coronatum, jamesi, schmidti ) and USA (blainvillei, frontale).

    Phrynosoma ditmarsi Stejneger, 1906

    Distribution: Mexico.

    Phrynosoma douglassi (Bell, 1833)
    Agama douglasi Bell, 1833
    Phrynosoma douglasi douglasi (Bell, 1833)
    Phrynosoma douglasi exilis Cope, 1871
    Phrynosoma douglasii pygmaea Yarrow, 1883
    Distribution: Canada and USA
    Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858

    Phrynosoma brevirostre (Girard, 1858)
    Phrynosoma douglassi brachycercum Smith, 1942
    Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre (Girard, 1858)
    Phrynosoma douglassi hernandez    i Girard, 1858
    Phrynosoma douglassi ornatissimum (Girard, 1858)
    Phrynosoma douglassi ornatum Girard, 1858
    Phrynosoma hernandezi Girard, 1858
    Phrynosoma ornatissimum (Girard, 1858)
    Phrynosoma ornatum Girard, 1858
    Tapaya brevirostris Girard, 1858
    Tapaya ornatissima Girard, 1858
    Distribution: Mexico and USA.
    Phrynosoma mcalli (Hallowell, 1852)
    Anota mcalli Hallowell, 1852
    Distribution: Mexico and USA.
    Phrynosoma modestum Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852
    Anota modesta (Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852)
    Doliosaurus modestus (Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852)
    Distribution: Mexico and USA.
    Phrynosoma orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • orbiculare (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Lacerta orbicularis Linnaeus, 1758
    Phrynosoma orbiculare alticola Davis, 1953
    Phrynosoma orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Phrynosoma wiegmanni Gray, 1839
    Tapaya orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Tapaya orbicularis longicaudatus Dugés, 1888
  • boucardi (Duméril & Bocourt, 1870)
    Phrynosoma boucardi (Duméril & Bocourt, 1870)
    Tapaya boucardi Duméril & Bocourt, 1870
  • bradti Horowitz, 1955
    Phrynosoma orbiculare durangoensis Horowitz, 1955
  • cortezi (Duméril & Bocourt, 1870)
    Tapaya orbicularis var. cortezi Duméril & Bocourt, 1870
  • dugesi (Duméril & Bocourt, 1870)
    Tapaya dugesii Duméril & Bocourt, 1870
    Tapaya orbicularis var. dugesi Duméril & Bocourt, 1870
  • orientale Horowitz, 1955

    • Distribution: Mexico.

    Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852
  • platyrhinos Girard in Baird & Girard, 1852
  • calidiarum (Cope, 1896)
    Anota calidiarum Cope, 1896
  • goodei Stejneger, 1893
    • Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893
    Distribution: Mexico (calidiarum, goodei) and USA (calidiarum, platyrhinos).
    Phrynosoma solare Gray, 1845
    Phrynosoma regale Girard, 1858
    Phrynosoma solaris Gray, 1845
    Distribution: Mexico and USA.

    Phrynosoma taurus Dugès, 1869

    Distribution: Mexico.

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