The
greater short-horned lizard (
Phrynosoma hernandesi ), also commonly known as the
mountain short-horned lizard, is a
species of
lizard endemic to western North America. Like other horned lizards, it is often wrongly called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a
toad at all. It is a
reptile, not an
amphibian. It is one of seven native species of
lizards in Canada.