| Desert short-horned lizard | |
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| In New Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phrynosoma |
| Species: | P. ornatissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynosoma ornatissimum | |
The desert short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma ornatissimum) is a horned lizard species native to Canada and the United States. [2]