For Horned Lizard, Horns Alone Do Not Make The Species
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Counting the horns of California's horned lizard, or coast horned lizard, is one way to try to distinguish separate species, but a new study shows that to be unreliable. Biologists considered genetic, morphological and ecological data to separate the species into three, ranging from Baja to Northern California.