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Greater Short-horned Lizard
探検爬虫類
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
The Greater Short-horned Lizard is a small, spiky lizard that loves to bask in the sun. It can change colors to blend in with its surroundings, making it a great little hide-and-seek player in the wild!
生息地: Desert
外見
The Greater Short-horned Lizard is a flat-bodied reptile with a spiky appearance, featuring a row of short, horn-like spines on its head. Its skin is typically mottled brown, grey, or tan, often with darker blotches, providing excellent camouflage against rocky or sandy ground.
界Animalia門Chordata綱Squamata目Lacertilia科Phrynosomatidae属Phrynosoma
カテゴリ
爬虫類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Its 'horns' are actually modified scales, not true horns like on a bull.
They can survive freezing temperatures by burying themselves in the soil!
They use a special glue-like substance on their tongue to catch ants!
Unlike most lizards, this species gives birth to live babies, not eggs!
特殊能力
能力
Eye-Popping Spray
Greater Short-horned Lizards can squirt a stream of blood from their eyes that helps them scare away predators like coyotes.
能力
Spine Shield
Greater Short-horned Lizards have sharp, bony spines all over their body that helps them become a prickly, tough meal for predators.
能力
Camouflage Cloak
Greater Short-horned Lizards have mottled skin colors and a flat body that helps them blend perfectly into their surroundings.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 7-15 cm
- 体重
- 0.015-0.07 kg
- 寿命
- 5-8 年
- Top Speed
- 1.5 km/h
食性と食事
Tiny hunters, they mainly feast on ants, gulping them down with their specialized tongue!
主な食物
- Ants
- Termites
- Small Beetles
- Spiders
採餌方法
- Ambush
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Western Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
A main food source, caught with a sticky tongue.
eaten by
Silky Ant
Formica fusca
Common ant species preyed upon by the lizard.
hunts
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
A common avian predator hunting from the sky.
hunts
Coyote
Canis latrans
Mammalian predator that hunts them on the ground.
hunts
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
A snake known to prey on small lizards.
特徴
別名
Short-horned Lizard
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Don't touch wild lizards; they are best admired from a distance.
よくある質問
Greater Short-horned Lizardの長さは何ですか？
7-15 cm
Greater Short-horned Lizardの体重は何ですか？
0.015-0.07 kg
Greater Short-horned Lizardの寿命は何ですか？
5-8 年
Greater Short-horned Lizardのtop Speedは何ですか？
1.5 km/h
Greater Short-horned Lizardは何を食べますか？
Tiny hunters, they mainly feast on ants, gulping them down with their specialized tongue!
Greater Short-horned Lizardは通常どこに生息していますか？
Desert
Greater Short-horned Lizardはどのように狩りをしますか？
Ambush
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