Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Reptiles
Phrynosoma solare (Regal horned lizard)
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Diet: mainly ants
Size: 3" to 4½" (7.6 to 11.7 cm) from nose to vent |
Identification: 3 - 4 5/8 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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