Horned Lizard
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
or horned toad, broad, flat-bodied lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, found in arid regions from extreme SW Canada to Guatemala. There are several species in the United States W of the Mississippi.
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Other Names Horny Toad Texas Status Threatened Description The Texas horned lizard or "horny toad" is a flat-bodied and fierce-looking lizard.
Coast Horned Lizard
Notes on this species:
Montanucci presented evidence in 2004 that the group of horned lizards formerly known as Phrynosoma coronatum (Coast Horned Lizard) comprised four separate species.
Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Description: 2½" to 4" snout-vent length; to 6" overall. Color brownish to grayish, with darker blotches usually in transverse rows. Often with lighter speckles.
Short-horned Lizard
Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglassii)
Also know as Horny Toad
Species Code: PHDO ...
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) - Introduced
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
Prey and Hunting Techniques ...
Texas Horned Lizard Species Profile
Texas Horned Lizard Stats
Scientific Name: Phrynosoma cornutum
Family: Iguanidae
Adult Size: 3 to 5 inches
Range: South-central U.S. and into Mexico ...
Texas Horned Lizard ( Phrynosoma cornutum )
Texas Horned Lizard sitting on a log.
Photograph by PD-USGOV.. License: Public Domain. (view image details) ...
Desert Horned Lizard
Animals - Reptiles - Earless and Horned Lizards
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Horned lizards are unusual in that they are myrmecophagous - ant eaters - with blunt, noncuspid, peglike teeth for crushing prey. The diet of Phrynosoma taurus is 61% harvester ants, with the remainder comprised of other arthropods.
Horned Lizard Conservation Society
Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
Short-horned lizards have an array of defenses to dissuade would-be predators, including a spike-covered exterior and the ability in some species to shoot blood from their eyes.
Photograph courtesy Gary M. Stolz/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ...
Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
No photo of the Desert Horned Lizard available.
The Coast Horned Lizard is relatively large and less rounded than other horned lizards. An individual's snout-vent length can reach 4 inches.
The short-horned lizard is yellowish or reddish-brown, with two rows of large dark spots down its back. It’s a small lizard with a fringe of tiny horns around its sides. It’s most active during the day and burrows into the soil at night.
Hatchling horned lizard blending in with the desert
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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Eastern Short-horned Lizard Behaviour
No observations regarding Eastern Short-horned Lizard behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Eastern Short-horned Lizards ...
The Texas Horned Lizard or Horned Toad, Phrynosoma cornutum, a native of the Midwest, is found in dry habitats. It has a round, flat, spiny body, 4" long. It is light brown with dark brown blotches.
Horned lizards carry with them a wide variety of means to avoid predation. Their coloration generally serves as camouflage. When threatened, a horned lizard's first defense is to remain still and hope it avoids detection.
Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum. Exotic. Reportedly established along the coast in some localities. May occur in relatively open, sandy areas.
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
photo credit: Jeff Beane
Snakes
Pit vipers have paired sensory structures known as pit organs located on the sides of the head between the nostril and the eye.
Horned lizards, found in the southwestern United States, are able to squirt blood from their eyes at a distance of up to seven feet! ...
While the ant suffers predation by birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, spiders and other organisms, it must see the horned lizard, the so-called “horny toad,' as a dragon.
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There is evidence that some species, such as the Australian Moloch and North American horned lizards, collect morning dew on their scales which is then channeled toward the mouth.
Flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii)
Pickersgill's reed frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
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Mountain-horned Lizard - Acanthosaura armato
North-west Bearded Dragon - Pogona mitchelli
Pogona mitchelli
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Earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards
Greater earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus)
Polychrotidae
Frost & Etheridge, 1989 ...
Their empty burrows are used by the Burrowing Owl, the Texas Horned Lizard, the Black-footed Ferret and rabbits and hares. They also cut down large weeds and brush so they can see better. This keeps the prairies from getting overgrown with trees.
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 See also: Lizard, Reptile, Snake, Texas Horned Lizard, Burro
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