regal horned lizard

English

Noun

regal horned lizard (plural regal horned lizards)

1. Phrynosoma solare, a horned lizard, with a wide toad-shaped body about seven inches long, noted for the ten horns that form a crown-like structure on its head.

Usage notes

• The synonyms using toad and frog are misnomers derived from the shape of its body.

Synonyms

• (Phrynosoma): horned toad, horny toad

See also

• Horned lizard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phrynosoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies