Mexican Plateau horned lizard Mexican Plateau horned lizard The Mexican Plateau horned lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) is a species of horned lizard. It is also known as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard. The specific epithet, "orbiculare", comes from the Latin adjective "orbis", meaning "circular". "Phrynosoma orbiculare" has a characteristic single row of lateral abdominal fringe scales. This "horned toad" also has two short occipital horns. "P. orbiculare" is found only in the high plateau country of central Mexico. Specifically, it is found in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nuevo León. Its range continues southeast through Morelos, Puebla and Veracruz. "P. orbiculare" occurs in a
Monoceros (legendary creature) impossible to capture alive. In today's English language, the term "monoceros" typically refers to a unicorn or similar one-horned creature. Monoceros (legendary creature) The monoceros () is a legendary animal with only one horn. It derives from the Greek word "Μονόκερως", a compound word from μόνος ("monos") which means "only one" / "single" and κέρας ("keras") (neuter gender, which means "horn". The monoceros was first described in Pliny the Elder's "Natural History" as a creature with the body of a horse, the head of a stag (minus the antlers), the feet of an elephant, and the tail of a wild