Did you spot the horned “toad” this morning? Robert Lang sent two reveal photos; I’ve put them below. You can see how camouflaged they are!
Here’s the horned toad!
May 2, 2024 • 12:00 pm
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And there she is. Awesome!.. in a cryptic way.
Little trick that helps : zoom in and out a tiny amount continuously – I only figured that out today.
Didn’t Yosemite Sam refer to them as ‘horney toads’?
That is what I called them as a kid.
Me too.
Ok, got that right, at least. Sorry, but not surprised to lend of the population decline.
Yay! For once, I got it right.
I was right!
Such a beautiful creature!
I’m a big fan of the horned lizards; around here it’s the Desert horned lizard, Phrynosoma platyrhinos (translation: flat-nosed toad-body), but I also have some experience with 3 other species. They’re fascinating in every aspect of their biology and also endearing and sometimes comical to watch.
Alas, they do poorly in proximity to humankind. A single outdoor or feral cat can clean out a neighborhood in a couple of months tops.
A subadult. The horns are a lot longer (proportionately) in adults.