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	Horned lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Horned lizards (Phrynosoma) are a genus of the Phrynosomatidae family of lizards.
		The horned lizard is the state reptile of both Texas and Wyoming, and as the "horned frog," is the mascot of Texas Christian University (TCU).
		Cape Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum coronatum (Blainville, 1835)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horned_Toad (587 words)

	Horned Lizards Conservation Society
		Hypaxial morphology of sand lizards and horned lizards.
		Physiological responses to temperature in horned lizards, P.cornutum and P.douglassi.
		Redfield, A. The physiology of the melanophores of the horned toad Phrynosoma.
	www.hornedlizards.org /hornedlizards/sci_literature.html (3539 words)

	horned lizard - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		HORNED LIZARD [horned lizard] or horned toad, broad, flat-bodied lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, found in arid regions from extreme SW Canada to Guatemala.
		Horned lizards are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Iguanidae.
		Great horned toads: Texas lizard is the stuff of Lone Star State legends.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-hornedli.html (351 words)

	Toad - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Toad, common name for a group of frog-like amphibians that are usually distinguished from frogs by the roughness of the skin, which has a large...
		Horned Lizard, common name for a genus of short-tailed, short-legged lizards in the iguana family.
		Surinam Toad, common name for several species of aquatic amphibians native to muddy river bottoms of eastern and northern South America.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Toad.html (153 words)

	Wyoming Symbols, Reptile: Horned Toad - SHG Resources
		The Horned Toad, commonly called "horny toad " by the children who hunt it, was adopted as the state reptile in February, 1993.
		Horned Lizards are neat creatures but hard to keep because most of them are obligate ant eaters and, at that, eat a very limited number of species of ants.
		The eastern short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi brevirostre (Girad)) commonly known as the horned toad, is the state reptile of Wyoming.
	www.shgresources.com /wy/symbols/reptile (1523 words)

	Texas Horned Toad Facts and Legends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is one of 7 species of horned lizards that inhabit the United States, and one of three species of horned toad that are known to reside in Texas.
		The Texas horned toads are the most common species in Texas and have had a range that includes the whole state as well as portions of New Mexico and Oklahoma.
		The Texas horned Toads are distinguished by their unique horn configuration, double row of spines along the sides, dark gray to dark brown bands on the head and a relatively colorful body.
	www.texashornedtoads.com /page8.html (829 words)

	Horned Lizards
		This name apparently was given to the lizards both because of their horns and because horned lizards are sacred to many people due to their blood squirting behaviors, otherwise considered weeping tears of blood.
		Horned lizards are a rather fecund group, and lay or give birth to many offspring compared to other lizards.
		Horned lizards have evolved a variety of mechanisms to avoid their predators which include loggerhead shrikes, hawks, roadrunners, a variety of snakes, coyotes and foxes.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~varanus/phryno.html (1931 words)

	Reptiles and Amphibians » Lizards » Horned Toad Main Page
		The amazing little Horned Toad is actually quite common in many areas of the Americas and is gentle enough to be handled by the children who often enjoy catching these animals.
		Horned Toads are usually brown to gray in coloring, and measure between three and seven inches in length.
		Horned Lizards, or Horned Toads as they are more commonly called, make their homes all the way from southern Canada down to Guatemala, effectively encompassing almost all of North and Central America.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/reptiles/lizards/lzd5841.html (593 words)

	SDNHM -Coast Horned Lizard
		This is how it happens: the horned lizard increases the blood pressure in its head; when the pressure increases, tiny blood vessels in the corner of eyes rupture and blood shoots out, sometimes as far as four feet.
		Perhaps the horned lizard's best defense mechanism is its disruptive or cryptic coloration, which is so similar to their background they become indistinguishable from it.
		The Coast Horned Lizard produces clutches of 6 to 21 eggs from May to June.
	www.sdnhm.org /fieldguide/herps/phry-cor.html (594 words)

	puretexan.com Texas Horned Toad Info
		The round-tailed and mountain short-horned horned lizards are restricted to the western portions of the state.
		Horned lizards are ant specialists and Texas Horned Lizards, in particular, eat a large number of harvester ants.
		Horned lizards are marked most commonly by the implantation of a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag which when scanned provides an identification number.
	www.puretexan.com /horntoad.shtml (906 words)

	booksforchildren
		The horned toad also seems to have a culture similar to that of a Texan.
		Horned toads are only found in the south where it is dry and warm, and in this book, the toad wishes to eat chili.
		In The Horned Toad and The Prince, she portrays an age-old fairy tale through the Spanish American culture in Texas.
	www.clemson.edu /booksforchildren/TheHornedToadPrincecont.htm (426 words)

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		Rather, it was that endearing reptilian gargoyle known to scientists as the "Texas Horned Lizard," and to the rest of the world as the horny toad.
		The horned lizard was designated the Texas state reptile in 1992, by unhappy coincidence, the same year a study was published documenting its precipitous decline in many areas.
		Its mission is to publicize the horny toad's plight, to preserve existing habitats and to research the feasibility of reintroduction into its former range.
	texnews.com /news/hornedtoad052996.html (1337 words)

	Horned Lizards (DesertUSA) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Coast Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum), which is found in coastal and cismontane California, crosses to the east side of the Baja Peninsula, actually making contact with the Desert Horned Lizard in the vicinity of Bahía de Los Angeles.
		The young are cute, the horns on their head are apparent, although the rest of their skin, while well marked, is relatively smooth.
		Regal Horned Lizard, which gorges itself on tiny beetles and eschews ants altogether when the beetles are abundant.
	www.desertusa.com.cob-web.org:8888 /april96/du_hliz.html (1316 words)

	Texas Symbols, Reptile: Texas Horned Lizard - SHG Resources
		The Horned Lizard is often seen as a symbol of strength and important as a symbol for healing (Pianka and Hodges).
		Horned Lizards are the most fearsome-looking and distinctive by virtue of the pointed, protruding "horns" above their eyes.
		Populations of Texas horned lizards are expected to remain stable in South and far West Texas unless major changes are made in how the land is used.
	www.shgresources.com /tx/symbols/reptile (1352 words)

	Texas horned lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although its coloration generally serves as camouflage against predation, when threatened by a predator, a horned lizard puffs up its body to cause its spiny scales to protrude, making it difficult to swallow.
		The Texas horned lizard, along with at least three other species, also has the ability to squirt an aimed stream of blood from the corners of the eyes for a distance of up to 3 feet.
		The Texas horned lizard is now a protected species and it is illegal to take, possess, transport or sell them without a special license.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_horned_lizard (444 words)

	Horned Toad Tales by Jim Harris
		The Texas variety is the "original" Horned Toad; it was the first to be scientifically documented.
		Horned Toads are completely harmless (to anything bigger than an ant, at least).
		The most celebrated Horned Toad in the history of Texas (or anywhere else, I would imagine) was an individual known as "Old Rip".
	www.texfiles.com /features/hornedtoad.htm (1395 words)

	Phrynosoma coronatum (blainvillii) - Coast Horned Lizard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Horned lizards, like this one, will sometimes bury themselves in loose soil or sand to hide from a threat.
		When threatened, horned lizards will often spurt blood from a pore near the eyelid to deter the attacker, in this case, a dog.
		The bare spot in the foreground is a nest of harvester ants, a primary food source for Coast Horned Lizards.
	www.californiaherps.com /lizards/pages/p.coronatum.html (267 words)

	Toad Printout- Enchanted Learning Software
		Toads are amphibians, animals that spend the early part of their lives under water (as eggs and tadpoles) and the remainder on land.
		Toads spend less time in the water than frogs.
		Toads are found all over the world except polar environments and Australia.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/amphibians/Toadprintout.shtml (215 words)

	booksforchildren
		Jackie Mims Hopkins', The Horned Toad and The Prince is a contemporary retelling of a classic fairy tale with a southwestern spin.
		This predicament forces her to strike a deal with a horned toad prince.
		But the smart horned toad won't let her off the hook.
	www.clemson.edu /booksforchildren/TheHornedToadPrince.htm (479 words)

	horned toad - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "horned toad" at HighBeam.
		Horned Toad Derby planned Coalinga will have 66th annual event Memorial Day weekend.(South Valley Bee)
		Horned Toads' 'D' gets it done Coalinga stops a late Sierra drive short of field-goal range to preserve the victory.(SPORTS)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-hornedto.html (190 words)

	TIME.com: Horned Toad -- Mar. 5, 1928 -- Page 1
		Misshapen and frayed as a badly done potato pancake, the old horned toad that lugubriously blinked in the Eastland, Tex., drugstore window last week proved all the lies that Texans had ever told of Nature's antics in their state.
		A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog.
		"A horned toad is nothing more than a little alligator that's been stepped on and mashed flat, and like his forbears that hibernate for months or years at a time, does not bother about the lapse of time.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,880991,00.html (798 words)

	Short-Horned Lizard
		The name "Phrynosoma " means "toad body." In common language the short-horned lizard and its relatives are referred to as "horned toads" even though these animals are really reptiles, not amphibians.
		As with most of its horned lizard relatives, the short-horned lizard exhibits the ability to eject blood from the corner of its
		Reeve, W.L. 1952 Taxonomy and distribution of the horned lizards genus Phrynosoma.
	www.northern.edu /natsource/ENDANG1/Shorth1.htm (624 words)

	Old Rip. Roadside Pet Cemetery
		In 1897, a horned toad was placed in the cornerstone of the courthouse in Eastland, TX, as it was being sealed.
		The toad was christened "Old Rip" and became a national sensation.
		A horned toad in the velvet-lined casket can still be seen there today, though there is some controversy over just who is being exhibited.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /pet/rip.html (380 words)

	Wildcat Bluff Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This baby Texas Horned Lizard is only about the size of a dime.
		At least four species, including the Texas horned lizard, also have the ability to squirt an aimed stream of blood from the corners of the eyes for a distance of up to 3 feet.
		In recent years, the Texas horned lizard has declined in about 30% of its range, though there is some indication it may be making a comeback.
	www.wildcatbluff.org /horned_lizard.html (319 words)

	Horned Toad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The horned toad is not a toad at all.
		It is a short, fat lizard with horns projecting from its head.
		On Saturday, October 30, 1999, Paul spotted a baby horned toad scrambling through the grass while he and Frank and Mario were pounding some fence posts.
	www.vtc.net /~buffalo/horned.html (64 words)

	Horned Lizards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There's another lizard that goes by the name horned lizard (Mountain horned lizard), but they is from Asia, and aren't directly related to the Horned lizards from the US.
		Well, horned lizards are specialized feeders that feed heavily on ants.
		Horned lizards produce a base specifically to neutralize the formic acid (a base is the opposite of an acid).
	members.aol.com /reptiles39/horned.html (509 words)

	Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum - Southern Desert Horned Lizard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When threatened, horned lizards will sometimes squirt blood from the eyes to deter predators, as this one did.
		Desert Horned Lizards have one row of fringe on the sides.
		Compare with the Coast Horned Lizard which has two.
	www.californiaherps.com /lizards/pages/p.p.calidiarum.html (231 words)

	Horned Toad Canyon
		Horned toads—a threatened species—come to life in this fictional account of their neighborhood on the wide open spaces of the Southwestern prairie.
		With heroes (Nip and Tuck, Beam and Shine, Digger and Shorty) who are appealing, yet shy, in a prehistoric sense, live their many friends of the various species.
		Horned toads are the famous and beloved mascot of TCU (Texas Christian University) athletic teams and numerous high schools across the West.
	www.tamu.edu /upress/BOOKS/2005/roachhorned.htm (205 words)

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