| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | PHRYNOSOMATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Phrynosoma solare | |||
| Species Authority: | Gray, 1845 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s: | Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Gadsden, H. |
| Reviewer/s: | Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team) |
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This species occurs in northwestern Mexico, extending into southwestern United States. The range encompasses central and southern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico (Guadalupe Canyon, Hidalgo County; Painter 1993, Herpetological Review 24: 155), Sonora, portions of southwestern Chihuahua, and northern Sinaloa. It is also present on Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California (Parker 1974, Degenhardt et al. 1996, Grismer 2002, Stebbins 2003). Stebbins (2003) mapped the range as extending through southern Sinaloa to at least Nayarit, but this appears to be an error. Elevational range extends from sea level to about 1,460 m (4,800 feet) (Stebbins 2003). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Mexico; United States
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| Population: | This species is represented by well over 100 collection sites that represented at least several dozen distinct occurrences (e.g., see Parker 1974). The total adult population size is unknown but certainly exceeds 10,000 and probably exceeds 100,000. Its extent of occurrence appears to be stable, and area of occupancy and population size are probably relatively stable or slowly declining. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This lizard occupies generally level or gently sloping terrain with openly spaced desert vegetation (e.g., creosote bush, mesquite, saguaro), including rocky and gravelly habitats of arid and semi-arid plains, hills, canyons, and lower slopes of mountains (Degenhardt et al. 1996, Stebbins 2003). Three females lay eggs in 35 cm deep holes dug in fine soil within 1 m of shrubs (Van Devender and Howard 1973). It occurs in some desert corridors that penetrate deeply into the mountains. It is also present in mesquite grassland and oak woodland in a few places. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | No major threats have been identified. Locally, some populations probably have been reduced or eliminated as a result of urbanization, agricultural development, and other human activities, but the species is unthreatened in most of the range. |
| Conservation Actions: | This species exists in several national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas. |
| Citation: | Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Gadsden, H. 2007. Phrynosoma solare. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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