With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

This ambush predator buries itself in loose sand, leaving only its head exposed as it waits for small mammals, lizards and birds to pass by. While its venom is toxic, the horned adder is generally ...

HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned lizard is most often found in desert scrub on sandy flats and valleys with little or no windblown sand, as well as on salt flats and gravelly soils. RANGE: The ...