Horned lizard
The horned lizards (Phrynosoma) are a genus of lizard wlives in dry areas and deserts of North America. The female horned lizard lays her eggs in a hole in the ground.
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| Family: | Phrynosomatidae
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| Genus: | Phrynosoma
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Diet
The horned lizard eats mostly ants or other crawling insects.
Description
The horned lizard has strong armor to protect it from prey. It has pointed scales, as well as horns behind its head.[1] One of the most famous abilities of horned lizards are shooting blood from their eyes as far as 5 ft (1.5 m).[2]
Horned Lizard Media
Mexican Plateau horned lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) near Xalapa de Enríquez, Veracruz, Mexico, showing blood squirted from the eye as defensive behavior (20 April 2011)
Gfp-mexican-west-coast-giant-horned-lizard (crop 1)
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Phrynosoma hernandesi - Flickr - aspidoscelis (11)
Phrynosoma cornutum - Flickr - aspidoscelis (4)
09-036 Horned Lizard (Phyrnosoma coronatum) (3481417849)
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard* * Viewpoint location: Unnamed and unimproved road, Whiskey Dick Unit, L.T. Murray Wildlife Area * Viewpoint elevation: 686 meter (2249 ft) * Location source: Garmin GPSmap 60CSx * Location Datum: WGS84
Phrynosoma hernandesi - Flickr - aspidoscelis (11)
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References
- ↑ Morris, Neil. Children's First Encyclopedia (1998). Italy. p. 144. ISBN 1-84084-332-2.
- ↑ Responses of Kit Foxes (Vulpes macrotis) to Antipredator Blood-Squirting and Blood of Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum). Copeia. Retrieved 2025-05-03.