Genus

Horned Lizards

Phrynosoma

10 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatid Lizards)
GenusPhrynosoma (Horned Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Phrynosoma orbiculare

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phrynosoma modestum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phrynosoma cornutum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Phrynosoma cerroense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phrynosoma solare

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phrynosoma blainvillii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phrynosoma mcallii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phrynosoma coronatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Horned Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Desert Horned Lizard			~70%
	Coast Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
2	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~60%
	Roundtail Horned Lizard			~30%
	Texas Horned Lizard			~20%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			~20%
3	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			~40%
	Desert Horned Lizard			~20%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Desert Horned Lizard			~40%
	Coast Horned Lizard			~10%
	Flat-tailed Horned Lizard			~10%
5	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			~30%
	Desert Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
6	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Mountain Horned Lizard			~30%
7	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Roundtail Horned Lizard			~20%
	Texas Horned Lizard			~10%
8	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Regal Horned Lizard			~20%
	Greater Short-horned Lizard			~10%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Cedros Island Horned Lizard			~20%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Desert Horned Lizard			~20%
11	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Coast Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Coast Horned Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Coast Horned Lizard			~10%