Short-Horned Lizard

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 ...

Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Lizards Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas ...

Greater Short-horned Lizard
Subspecies I've seen:
Hernandez's Short-horned Lizard
P. h. hernandesi ...

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 ...

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.

Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)
No photo of the Pygmy Short-horned Lizard available.

Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Original Description
Phrynosoma douglasii - (Bell, 1833) - Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Vol. 16, p. 105, pl. 10 ...

Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
No photo of the Greater Short-horned Lizard available.

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 ...

Mountain Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Texas Status Threatened ...

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See also: Lizard, Horned Lizard, Reptile, Snake, Beetle