Etymology :

The specific epithet, braconnieri, is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier.[3]

Description :

This species has a very short tail relative to its body length, the shortest of the horned lizards, or indeed of any lizard, thus its common name.[4]

Habitat :

Phrynosoma braconnieri inhabits pine-oak woodland and xeric thorn-scrub.[4] It can also be found in corn fields or other traditional agriculturalareas.[5]

Geographic range :

The short-tailed horned lizard is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. It may also inhabit Veracruz.[4]