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horned toad

Description:

It's horned toad season! I've seen at least a dozen in the last week or so, and they've all been small like this one.

Habitat:

High desert / pine forest in southwestern Colorado.

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textless 12 years ago

Thanks Yuliono. You're right that it's a lizard... "horned toad" is the common name because of the shape. I think they're really appealing, even cute. :)

YulionoGim
YulionoGim 12 years ago

nice pic.. looks ugly and cocky though lol..
so, it's actually a lizard, not really a toad:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_liza...

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Dolores, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2011

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