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Regal Horned Lizard
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Scientific Name:
Phrynosoma Solare
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Common Name:
Regal Horned Lizard
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Description:
Identification: 3 - 4.625 in. (7.6-11.7 cm). Our largest horned lizard, easily identified by 4 large horns at rear of head. Horn bases in contact. Large light-colored area on back-light gray, beige, or reddish, bordered on each side by a broad dusky band. Sometimes a pale middorsal stripe. Single row of fringe scales on each side of body. Eats chiefly ants.
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References:
Excerpts from A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, 3/e by Robert C. Stebbins. Copyright (c) 2003 by Robert C. Stebbins. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Diet:
mainly ants
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Size:
3" to 40.5" (7.6 to 11.7 cm) from nose to vent
