Truly Blippin' Marvelous

By JohnEdward

Horny toad

A baby which is neither horny nor a toad but a horned lizard. If it's Tuesday it must be hike day.  And Tiny Tuesday; I think this fits the bill.

       EDIT: There are eight species of Phrynosoma native to north America.
From Wikipedia: "A University of Texas publication notes that,
Horned lizard populations continue to decline and disappear throughout the southwest despite protective legislation. The species most often noted for declining numbers is the Texas horned lizard which has disappeared from almost half of its geographic range.
Population declines are attributed to loss of habitat, human eradication of the ant populations upon which the lizards prey, displacement of native ant populations by invading fire ants (aided by synergistic effects of native ant eradication), and predation by domestic dogs and cats."

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