Desert horned lizard - Wikipedia
The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads , but lizards.
Desert Horned Lizard - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads, but lizards.
Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma spp.) - Arizona-Sonora Desert …
Up to 10 species of horned lizards occur in the Sonoran Desert region, from the 2¾ inch (69 mm) long round-tailed horned lizard (P. modestum) to the 5 inch (127 mm) long Texas horned lizard (P. cornutum).
California Horned Lizards - Phrynosoma
Also known as Horny Toads. Small, wide, flattened, lizards, with spiked scales on a rounded body, and horns surrounding a large head. Slow-moving, tending to run short distances, then hiding by blending in to the surroundings. Active in daytime. Typically found in open sandy areas in deserts, chaparral, grassland, often near ant hills.
Desert Horned Lizard | The Animal Facts | Appearance, Diet, …
The desert horned lizard is a small species of lizard found in North America. They are named for the spikes which are found across their body and provide a level of protection against predators. These animals are specialist feeders which primarily take ants.
Southern Desert Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma platyrhinos …
Desert Horned lizards are covered with small granular scales interspersed with larger pointed scales on the dorsal surfaces. When threatened, horned lizards will sometimes squirt blood from the eyes to deter predators, as this one did.
Horned lizard - Wikipedia
Phrynosoma, whose members are known as the horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads, is a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. Their common names refer directly to their horns or to their flattened, rounded bodies, and blunt snouts.
Horned Lizards, Horny Toads - Genus Phrynosoma - DesertUSA
The most common horned lizard in the western deserts is aptly named the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) consisting of two subspecies: the northern (P.p. platyrhinos) which inhabits the Great Basin Desert, and the southern (P.p. calidiarum) which inhabits the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts including a finger of the east coast of ...
Horned Lizard - A-Z Animals
May 27, 2024 · Horned lizards are found in the Sonoran Desert region. They are found throughout the area from near sea level up to 11,300 feet or 3340 meters. Some of the species of these lizards like the round-tailed lizard and the Texas horned lizards occur in …
Desert Horned Lizard - NDOW
The Desert Horned Lizard is a small, round lizard found throughout the West. They are well camouflaged in their surroundings, and body color can be beige, tan, brown, slightly reddish to match the rocky soils found in the desert.