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Did a desert run today to boost my obsidian supply (closet flint knapper here). Ran into this guy ravaging an ant hill, and Cookie managed to close in for an image capture. Looks like something left over from the Pleistocene. Panic set in with our presence, so we got no pics of ants buying the farm. Kid kept one for a summer years back, and they will actually eat near any insect that will fit in the mouth. Really fond of termites if one can find an infested piece of wood and shake them off.

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Pygmy short horned lizard or more commonly labeled a horny toad. Found in Oregon's high desert and into our forest fringes. These bare live young about the size of ones little finger nail in July or August. Extreme SE Oregon has another species carrying more substantial horns and they are egg layers.

Anyway, woe be life to any ant that crosses paths with this guy. This one was about 2 inches nose to tail whereas a 3 incher would be Boone and Crockett status.

Have a good one,

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Too cool 1minute.

tell Cookie thanks for the pic.

Haven't seen any horned lizards down this way yet. Might have to venture into more desert like areas. Miss the different varieties we had in AZ


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He looks mad that you busted up his dinner party,
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Cool little critter.


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Originally Posted by rong
He looks mad that you busted up his dinner party,
Yes sir the the boss we are thankful...


How do you feel when someone walks in and gabs at you until your fries get cold?


Good photo though...


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If they eat ants, they're okay with me.


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great picture thanks for sharing it and the details on the little dude

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Very cool (as always).


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Have not seen one in 60 years.Used to keep them all day then turn them loose.


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Last one I saw here in the San Joaquin county of California was maybe 25 years ago. A semi tame one will let you rub their backs, if you go from head to tail on one side they would " jack up" the opposite side like a hydraulic car, then do the "high side" and you could get them to tilt side to side . Pretty fun, lol

Haven't seen one since my Nevada Test site days,along with the fall migration of Tarantulas. Tons of Horned toads north of Las Vegas.My recollection is the nose of your version is more blunt than I recall ours are.

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Cool critters - love seeing them (generally out at the ranch)


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The horned toad says we should go to Mexico.

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Saw one of those out West on an elk mountain, old guy back at camp told me the locals call 'em Mountain Boomers, cool little critter, i picked it up and gave it a good looking over.


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Originally Posted by slumlord
The horned toad says we should go to Mexico.

Funniest line from the Chief! 😄


I wish they had those up north. Id put one in every wood pile.

I used to want one as a kid , but held off buying them because the pet store didn't sell ants. Winter feed is tough to come by.
Don't they squirt blood from their eyes when you pick them up?

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Originally Posted by OldmanoftheSea
Originally Posted by rong
He looks mad that you busted up his dinner party,
Yes sir the the boss we are thankful...

How do you feel when someone walks in and gabs at you until your fries get cold?


Good photo though...


Isn't that the truth!!


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They're pretty common here in so. central ID. I see them all the time, especially in the 5 to 6k range on sagebrush hills.


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We have them down here too. Never realized they changed color also till I started messing with them. Cool little guys...

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Also I just noticed the difference between the one in your pics and mine. look at the horns on the one from NM. Unless it’s a male/female thing. IDK...

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Originally Posted by slumlord
The horned toad says we should go to Mexico.


Is that a Jim Morrison quote?

Certainly could be...


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Originally Posted by Dryfly24
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We have them down here too. Never realized they changed color also till I started messing with them. Cool little guys...



dryfly,

yours appears to be a roundtail horned lizard from what I can see in your pics.

Anyone interested, there's a decent book or two by Wade C. Sherbrooke.

2003 version

[Linked Image from images.ucpress.edu]

1981 version that I have:

[Linked Image from images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com]

loads of info on the critters.


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