We saw this alien looking creature last week- can anyone tell me what it is?
[Edited on 9-30-2014 by BajaBlanca]rts551 - 9-30-2014 at 08:47 AM
Haven't you seen a horny toad before? lots in Arizona...fewer in Bajawatizname - 9-30-2014 at 08:47 AM
Looks like a Horney Toad to me. I think you can get pregnant if you pick them up. bajagrouper - 9-30-2014 at 08:50 AM
Used to see Horny Toads around San Quintin.bajabuddha - 9-30-2014 at 09:14 AM
FROM WIKI:
"Horned lizards are a genus (Phrynosoma) of lizards which are the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The horned lizard is popularly called a
"horned toad", "horny toad" or "horned frog", yet it is neither a toad nor a frog. The popular names come from the lizard's rounded body and blunt
snout, which make it resemble a toad or frog (Phrynosoma literally means "toad-bodied"). The spines on its back and sides are made from modified
scales, whereas the horns on the heads are true horns (i.e. they have a bony core). Of 15 species of horned lizards in North America, eight are native
to the United States."
I accidently ran over one but just cut it's side open. I took it home and sewed it up then let it go.Osprey - 9-30-2014 at 09:34 AM
The superstition about the Horned Lizard is that if there is one near a woman who is pregnant or has had a newborn and is lactating, there will be no
mother's milk. Hence Mexicans are quick to kill them if then can.
[Edited on 9-30-2014 by Osprey]BooJumMan - 9-30-2014 at 09:36 AM
Those guys are so cool! They used to be everywhere in SD !BajaRat - 9-30-2014 at 10:17 AM
Our kids catch n release them all summer on the ranchito. They have a good size adult right now sunning in on of their terrariums. They are so docile
my daughter will often place them on her art table next to her while shes painting.
Another nice thing is they eat insects most consider pests, she hand feeds them grasshoppers
Thanks for the photos Blanca
[Edited on 9-30-2014 by BajaRat]mtnpop - 9-30-2014 at 10:22 AM
"""""""""RANGO"""""""""""
I just couldn't help myself....
I thought the question was to name the lizard which is not a lizard....
Oklahoma panhandle has them also..willardguy - 9-30-2014 at 10:38 AM
aren't these the guys that squirt blood out their eyeballs, for some reason?Bob53 - 9-30-2014 at 11:44 AM
I saw a little baby one at my house a while back. There used to be lots of them in San Diego county when I was a kid but I don't see too many any
more. Maybe because I don't run around in the hills like I used to.bajabuddha - 9-30-2014 at 11:51 AM
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Originally posted by willardguy
aren't these the guys that squirt blood out their eyeballs, for some reason?
yup. read the wiki article, it's pretty kewl.Jack Swords - 9-30-2014 at 11:56 AM
We too used to have many horned lizards here in Nipomo. As folks moved in and eliminated ants (their main diet-not the little Argentine ant), as the
ants disappeared so did the horned lizards.BajaRat - 9-30-2014 at 03:01 PM
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Originally posted by mtnpop
"""""""""RANGO"""""""""""
I just couldn't help myself....
I thought the question was to name the lizard which is not a lizard....
Oklahoma panhandle has them also..
And Bob53 I think you nailed it on the head
[Edited on 9-30-2014 by BajaRat]
Can you name this lizard?
Skipjack Joe - 9-30-2014 at 04:42 PM
Yes I can.BajaBlanca - 9-30-2014 at 07:02 PM
hahahaha RANGO it is!willardguy - 9-30-2014 at 08:24 PM
that Rango's a good lookin kid!
AKgringo - 9-30-2014 at 08:35 PM
They aren't just a dessert critter, as a kid I used to catch them in the foot hills of northern CA gold country. I haven't seen one in years around
here, but then again, I spend a lot less time playing in the dirt and catching bugs!
G.L.BajaDanD - 9-30-2014 at 10:43 PM
Horned Toad or Horny Toad I catch them almost every day in my yard every now and then I find one almost as big as my hand and sometimes I find babies
1 inch long. I always let them gomicah202 - 10-1-2014 at 12:00 AM
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Originally posted by willardguy
aren't these the guys that squirt blood out their eyeballs, for some reason?
.....I don't think you're meant to STOMP on 'em!!micah202 - 10-1-2014 at 12:01 AM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Yes I can.
...whaaat!?.....Obama lizard!? willardguy - 10-1-2014 at 09:37 AM
you would think the blood would entice the coyoteredhilltown - 10-2-2014 at 12:07 AM
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Originally posted by BajaDanD
Horned Toad or Horny Toad I catch them almost every day in my yard every now and then I find one almost as big as my hand and sometimes I find babies
1 inch long. I always let them go
Just wondering...why would you even think of killing them?chuckie - 10-2-2014 at 04:38 AM
Doesnt sound like he does (even think of killing them)
