Phrynosoma, whose members are known as the horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads, is a genus of North American lizards and the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. Their common names refer di
Mountain Horned Lizard, Tutuaca, Chihuahua imported from i Naturalist photo 411168
Comparison of P. modestum and P. platyrhinos
Blainville's horned lizard (P. blainvillii)
The thorny devil, also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sol
Horned lizard
…lizards, 15 are native to the US. The largest-bodied and most widely distributed of the American species is the Texas horned lizard. Like the unrelated thorny devil (Moloch horridus) which also lives in arid environments, some species of horned lizards exhibit a behaviour known as "rain-harvesting". As rain falls…
A thorny devil in Western Australia
Illustration from Lydekker's The Royal Natural History
Thorny devil underside, Western Australia