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Regal Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma solare

The Regal Horned Lizard is a small, spiky lizard that looks like a tiny dinosaur! It can change color to blend in with its surroundings and loves to bask in the sun.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Regal Horned Lizard has a flattened, toad-like body, adorned with a distinct crown of sharp horns on its head. Its tan, brown, or grey coloring with darker blotches provides excellent camouflage. Spiny scales and two prominent dark neck blotches make it unique.

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Regal Horned Lizard
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Regal Horned Lizard

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A special nasal gland helps them remove excess salt from their bodies!

Horned lizards absorb rainwater and dew directly through their spiky skin!

They sunbathe to warm up, giving them energy to hunt!

This lizard can quickly bury itself backward into the sand to vanish!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Eye-Blood Blast

Regal Horned Lizard can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes that helps them deter predators with its foul taste and surprise.

Fähigkeit

Desert Disguise

Regal Horned Lizard has a flat body and spiky scales that help them blend perfectly with rocks and sand to avoid detection.

Fähigkeit

Inflating Intimidation

Regal Horned Lizard can puff up its body like a balloon that helps them look bigger and more spiky, making them harder to swallow.

Fähigkeit

Spiky Crown Shield

Regal Horned Lizard has a crown of sharp horns on its head that helps them protect its skull from predator attacks.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-12 cm
Gewicht
0.02-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
10 km/h
Gelegegröße
10-25
Brutzeit
35-50 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This spiky lizard is an expert insectivore, mostly munching on ants and other small bugs.

Hauptnahrung

  • Harvester Ants
  • Termites
  • Beetles
  • Grasshoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

Their favorite meal!

eaten by

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

A dangerous predator in their desert home.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hunted by birds of prey from above.

shelters

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Hides under its shade from heat and predators.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Desert Horned Lizard

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a lizard, watch it from a distance and don't try to touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Regal Horned Lizard?

8-12 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Regal Horned Lizard?

0.02-0.05 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Regal Horned Lizard?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Regal Horned Lizard?

10 km/h

Was frisst Regal Horned Lizard?

This spiky lizard is an expert insectivore, mostly munching on ants and other small bugs.

Wo findet man Regal Horned Lizard normalerweise?

Desert

Wie jagt Regal Horned Lizard?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Regal Horned Lizard?

10-25

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