Pygmy short-horned lizard COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary

 

Assessment Summary – April 2007

Common name : Pygmy Short-horned Lizard

Scientific name : Phrynosoma douglasii

Status : Extirpated

Reason for designation : There have been no confirmed sightings in Canada in the past 50 years, although there have been anecdotal reports during that time.

Occurrence : British Columbia

Status history : Last reported in 1898. Designated Extirpated in April 1992. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000 and in April 2007. Last assessment based on an update status report. 

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