This species overlaps in range with the flat-tailed horned lizard. One record of predation by prairie falcon (Stebbins 1954); probably eaten byroadrunnersandhawks.Leopard lizardsandsnakesmay prey on this species, but antipredator displays are often effective (Tollestrup 1981)....
(= Coast Horned Lizard) (= Anota coronatum) Click on a picture for a larger view Description • Taxonomy • Species Description • Scientific Name • Alt. Names • Similar Herps • References • Conservation Status Red: Historic Range in California Click on the map for a ...
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard; McCall's Horned Lizard; MacCall's Horned Toad.) (Grinnell and Camp 1917) Conservation Issues (Conservation Status) "Threatened by a variety of human disturbances within its highly restricted range caused by agricultural, urban, and geothermal developments, extensive off-...
Horned lizards have a unique repertoir of defense. When threatened, their first reaction is to flatten out and freeze in place. This enable the horned lizard to blend in with the ground as well as reduce the casting of a body shadow. Unfortunately, many horned lizards are killed because the...
Regal Horned Lizard. Creative Commons The "horned toad" is not a toad. It's really a lizard that is known by many names such as horn toads, horned lizards and horny toads. They look rather frightening and evil with pointy thorn-like projections all over their body. But these creatures ar...
‘Śṛṅga’ (Shringa), horn (ancient Sanskrit), and ‘sauros’ (σαῦρος), lizard (ancient Greek), referring to the horned skull; ‘indicus’, Indian (Latin English), refers to the country where such species was discovered. Holotype ISIR (Indian Statistical Institute, Reptile...