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A Greater Short-horned Lizard failing to blend in Horned lizards in general are incredibly good at camouflage, but this one seems to have chosen a poor spot in which to hunker down. Geotagged,Greater short-horned lizard,Phrynosoma hernandesi,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A Greater Short-horned Lizard failing to blend in

Horned lizards in general are incredibly good at camouflage, but this one seems to have chosen a poor spot in which to hunker down.

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The greater short-horned lizard , also commonly known as the mountain short-horned lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to western North America. Like other horned lizards, it is often wrongly called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a toad at all. It is a reptile, not an amphibian. It is one of seven native species of lizards in Canada.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured Aug 4, 2009 09:21 in S Sunnyside Rd, Hereford, AZ 85615, USA.
  • PENTAX K20D
  • f/19.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 250mm