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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", ...
The northern desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos platyrhinos) is a subspecies of the desert horned lizard, along with the southern desert horned lizard (P. p. calidiarum). It is often referred to as a "horny toad" due to its wide body and blunt snout, but it is not a toad.
Sonoran horned lizard, Goode's desert horned lizard: Phrynosoma goodei Stejneger, 1893: United States (Arizona) and Mexico Greater short-horned lizard: Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858: southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico Flat-tail horned lizard: Phrynosoma mcallii (Hallowell, 1852) United States and Mexico Roundtail horned lizard
Horned lizards mostly hunt out in the open, licking up ants and other insects with their sticky tongues. However, this also makes the lizards easy targets for predators like roadrunners, coyotes ...
The Sonoran horned lizard (Phrynosoma goodei), also known commonly as Goode's desert horned lizard and el camaleón de Sonora in Mexican Spanish, is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to Arizona in the United States and to Sonora in Mexico. [2]
Also referred to as the horned toad, horny toad and horned frog, the Texas horned lizard has lineage that traces back to dinosaurs. The tiny three-inch-long species joined the threatened list in ...
The Mexican Plateau horned lizard [4] (Phrynosoma orbiculare) is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [2] The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard, [5] is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies. The specific epithet, orbiculare, comes from the Latin adjective orbis, meaning ...
The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Moloch. It grows up to 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length (including tail), with females generally larger ...