Dog intoxication by lizard's claw mushroom, Lysurus cruciatus (higher Basidiomycetes) in southern Brazil.

A case of mushroom poisoning of a dog caused by a phalloid fungus is reported for the first time. The phalloid caused gastrointestinal syndrome in a 1-year-old dog, and was identified as Lysurus cruciatus, a common phalloid fungus in southern Brazil.