Texas horned lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

The Texas horned lizard is one of about 14 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards. ''P. cornutum'' ranges from Colorado and Kansas to northern Mexico , and from southeastern Arizona to Texas. There are also isolated, introduced populations in the Carolinas, Georgia, and northern Florida. Texas horned lizards may also be native to Louisiana and Arkansas.