Horned Lizards Gallery

Regal Horned Lizard - Female, constructing nest

CAN-2100
Regal Horned Lizard - Female, constructing nest.
Arizona, USA.
Phrynosoma solare
John Cancalosi
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Regal horned lizard (Phrynosoma solare)

Regal horned lizard (Phrynosoma solare), in defensive posture. It can squirt blood, possibly foul-tasting, from its eyes if threatened. Another defensive behaviour is to gulp air and inflate itself, and poke with its horns. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona, USA

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Brooksa€™ nose-horned lizard (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi)

Brooks nose-horned lizard (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi) at night, lying on a branch, showing the single horn. The species has been seen only four times. Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

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