All rights reserved. The short-horned lizard is a one-reptile wrecking crew with a bizarre self-defense strategy. When defending its own life, this lizard squirts blood from the thin blood vessels around its eyes that rupture under pressure. There are over a dozen recognized horned-lizard species found in the deserts and semi-arid environments of North and Central America, from southern Canada to Guatemala. Species are distinguishable by the formidable crown of horns adorning their head and the numerous spines across their back.
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BBC - Earth - If it has to, a horned lizard can shoot blood from its eyes
Horned lizards Phrynosoma , also known as horny toads or horntoads , are a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names refer directly to their flattened, rounded bodies and blunt snouts. The genus name Phrynosoma means "toad-bodied". In common with true toads family Bufonidae , horned lizards tend to move sluggishly, often remain motionless, and rely on their remarkable camouflage to avoid detection by predators.
If it has to, a horned lizard can shoot blood from its eyes
Almost everything will try to eat horned lizards, from coyotes to carnivorous mice. In response they have evolved an arsenal of defences. A horned lizard sits motionless in the desert sun, eyeing a young coyote skulking nearby. Five inches long, with a crown of horns like a dinosaur, the lizard's mottled skin helps it blend into the background.
Lost your password? North American desert horned lizards have a wide range of predators within their habitat. One unusual defense mechanism involves the flooding of their ocular sinuses, tissues found below their eye, with blood.
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