Definition of Phrynosoma cornutum

1. Noun. Of arid and semiarid open country.

Exact synonyms: Texas Horned Lizard
Generic synonyms: Horned Lizard, Horned Toad, Horny Frog

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrynosoma Cornutum

Photostat
Photostat machine
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode
Phrygians
Phryne
Phrynosoma
Phrynosoma cornutum (current term)
Phthiriidae
Phthirius
Phthirus
Phthorimaea
Phthorimaea operculella
Phuket
Phunababa
Phycomycetes group
Phyllidae
Phyllis
Phyllitis
Phyllitis scolopendrium

Literary usage of Phrynosoma cornutum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"Phrynosoma cornutum Harían, in Texan parlance the ' horny frog,' is easily approached under the natural conditions of its habitat, and with a plentiful ..."

2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1907)
"Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan). There appears to be no difference between Texan specimens of this species and an individual which Mr. Price obtained at ..."

3. Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah by Howard Stansbury, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Charles Frédéric Girard, Samuel Stehman Haldeman, John Torrey, James Hall (1853)
"PHRYNOSOMA coRNUTUM, Gray.—(PI. VIII, fig. 1-0.)—Same general profile as preceding. Nostrils situated within the internal margin of the superciliary ridge. ..."

4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1881)
"Phrynosoma cornutum Harl.: Texan Horned Lizard. This appears to be, generally, the commoner Phrynosoma of Kansas. It occurs at least as far •east as Ottawa, ..."

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