| Short-tailed horned lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phrynosoma |
| Species: | P. braconnieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynosoma braconnieri | |
The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
The specific epithet, braconnieri, is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier [3] (1812–1884). [4]
P. braconnieri has a very short tail relative to its body length, the shortest of the horned lizards, or indeed of any lizard, thus its common name. [5]
P. braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub. [5] It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agricultural areas. [6]
The short-tailed horned lizard is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. It may also inhabit Veracruz. [5]
P. braconnieri is viviparous. [7] Its mating season begins in the early fall, with their children being born in the following, early spring. [8]
