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.

Hábitat: Desert

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 8-12 cm
Peso: 0.02-0.05 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-8 años
Top Speed: 10 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 10-25
Incubación: 35-50 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Harvester Ants
Termites
Beetles
Grasshoppers

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Termorregulador

Los organismos termorreguladores mantienen una temperatura corporal interna estable a pesar de las fluctuaciones en el entorno exterior.

Desierto

Los hábitats desérticos son regiones áridas caracterizadas por precipitaciones extremadamente bajas y, a menudo, temperaturas extremas, que albergan una flora y fauna especializadas.

Depredador de emboscada

Un depredador de emboscada caza esperando pacientemente y ocultándose, para luego lanzar un ataque repentino cuando una presa desprevenida se pone a su alcance.