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Horned lizard showing evidence of autohaemorrhaging. Autohaemorrhaging, or reflex bleeding, is the action of animals deliberately ejecting blood from their bodies. Autohaemorrhaging has been observed as occurring in two variations. [1] In the first form, blood is squirted toward a predator.
So, if a coyote tries to grab a horned lizard, it’ll get a mouthful of blood and nasty toxins. Horned lizards love to munch on harvester ants. In fact, ants make up 90% of the diet of many ...
Ceratophora erdeleni, also known commonly as Erdelen's horned lizard or Erdelen's horn lizard, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka . [ 4 ] It has only a rudimentary "horn", that is occasionally missing altogether.
Texas designated the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) as the official state reptile in 1993. [12] Wyoming’s state reptile is the “Horn Toad”, the greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi). [13] [14] The "TCU Horned Frog" is the mascot of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The "Horned Toad" is also the ...
The regal horned lizard is a small, flat lizard about the size of the palm of a human's hand. It has spikes all around the lateral surface of its body. It is 3–4 in (117 mm) in length from nose to tail as a full adult, and pale grey to yellow-brown or reddish in color, topped with dark blotches alongside the body and back.
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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 ...
Horned lizards also do not survive well in captivity and are not good pets. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Dallas Zoo and Caldwell Zoo hatch 90 threatened horned ...