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Horned Toad

Photo by craigstanton
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Field Notes

Description:

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.

Species ID Suggestions

Phrynosoma sp.

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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horned lizard

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auntnance123
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Thorny devil
nnvieira2011
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Comments (8)
CindyBinghamKeiser
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/lizardsmaps.html
Aaron_G
And TCU gets it entirely wrong by calling their mascot the "horned frogs." :-(
auntnance123
But isn't horny toad fun to say? Horned lizard for sure.
KarenL
I've moved this to amphibians for you.
craigstanton
I can see the similarity, but horny toads are a different animal. Convergent evolution perhaps?
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PublishedOctober 18, 2011

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