tapayaxinn.
/tapəˈjaksɪn/ The orbicular horned lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare, also called the horned frog or toad.
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horned lizard1806
horned frog1831
horned toad1914
1615 F. Ximenez tr. F. Hernandez Quatro Libros de la Naturaleza iv. xvii. 188 Del animal que llaman tapayaxin y los Españoles Camaleon.
1693 J. Ray Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum 263. ]
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Tapayaxin,..a very remarkable species of lizard, called by Hernandez the lacertus orbicularis.
1858 W. Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. at Agamidæ The Tapayaxin, Agama orbicularis.
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