Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusPhrynosoma (Horned Lizards)
- SpeciesPhrynosoma cornutum (Texas Horned Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
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Southwestern Fence Lizard
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Ornate Tree Lizard
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Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard
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Texas Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus olivaceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Texas Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Texas Horned Lizard sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Texas Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Texas Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.