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Horned Toad

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Horned Toad, Horny Toad? I never did clarify that. Either way it doesn't look like something you'd want to find in your sleeping bag.

3 Species ID Suggestions

nnvieira2011 12 years ago

Thorny devil

None

auntnance123 11 years ago

horned lizard

California Horned Lizards - Phrynosoma

CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

Phrynosoma sp. Horned lizard

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8 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

Most likely this is Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum -
Southern Desert Horned Lizard based on the location. I'm unable to see the markings well to definitively say the species. This link shows you the lizards in CA. http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/l...

CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

LOL. Yes it's fun to say :)

Aaron_G 11 years ago

And TCU gets it entirely wrong by calling their mascot the "horned frogs." :-(

auntnance123 11 years ago

But isn't horny toad fun to say? Horned lizard for sure.

CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

Reptile. They're horned lizards.

KarenL 11 years ago

I've moved this to amphibians for you.

Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Amazing camouflage!

craigstanton 12 years ago

I can see the similarity, but horny toads are a different animal. Convergent evolution perhaps?

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Spotted by
craigstanton

California, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2007
Submitted on Oct 18, 2011

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