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Blainville Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma coronatum

Classification

The coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. As a defense the lizard can shoot high pressure streams of blood out of its eyes if threatened. Taxonomy Phrynosoma coronatum was previously considered to be a widely divergent species with over six subspecies ranging from Baja California north to California's Sacramento Valley.

Distribution

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