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insulator_king
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12:32p, 6/21/14
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Here's a big 'un.

Nickel is for size.




I tapped him on the back, he is all puffed up now.




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insulator_king
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12:40p, 6/21/14
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Full sized pic.
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1:24p, 6/21/14
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Is that a:
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Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrysonsoma hernandesi)
Horns: robust head that is wider than long and heart-shaped, back of the head is tipped only with small horns
Scales: one row of spiky fringe scales along the side of the body
Coloring: variable colors and patterns ranging from simple brown or grey to intricate patterns of bright colors including orange, yellow, white, red, blue and green
Length: 3.5 to 6 inches
Range: only higher elevations, in the forests of the Davis and Guadalupe mountains of West Texas


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11:47a, 6/23/14
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Found this little guy in Lipscomb County TX last June.


Found this fella in Yoakum County TX last summer as well.


We saw so many of them I got tired of taking pictures last summer all the way from Eastern NM through the Panhandle up to Ellis County KS. We were out in the field this last week and the same story, they were plentiful from Eastern NM through the Panhandle at least.
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7:39p, 6/27/14
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I crossed paths with this little guy today in Cotulla.

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7:50p, 6/27/14
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FTI
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7:45a, 6/28/14
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Ward County
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12:05p, 6/28/14
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Alive and well in Bent County, Colorado

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12:37p, 6/28/14
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Alive and well at Black Mesa State Park, Oklahoma

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12:41p, 7/3/14
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Found another one in carrizo

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2:30p, 7/3/14
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Have never seen one in the wild.

Dad told me they used to be all over the country when he was growing up around Goliad/Victoria.
He and my uncles used to catch them and sell them to a local taxidermist for a nickel a piece. Definitely part of the problem.
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6:14p, 7/27/14
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CBS News Sunday Morning

Short video of Texas Horned Lizards at Matador Wildlife Management Area near Paducah, Texas.
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10:31p, 7/27/14
I grew up in Arlington in the early 70s. Used to play with them all the time... And by all the time I mean like seeing in dozens a week all over the place. More common than the green anole is now in The Woodlands.
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11:17p, 7/27/14
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Yall are good at showing the different varieties.

I've thought about putting in for the Matador a couple times, but I think my wife would shoot me. I used to love tracking turkeys out there.
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11:29a, 7/28/14
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almost stepped on this guy Palo Duro st park



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11:45a, 7/28/14
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Oops, thought I was at the end of the post, and wasn't. Never mind

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7:57p, 9/1/14
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Remember this little guy from page 3?

[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/demxKj]IMG_3118 by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr


Found one even smaller today!

[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/p27WYM]IMG_6159 by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/p2oeE6]IMG_6163 by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/p27NRV]IMG_6164 by CHS Girls Soccer, on Flickr

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11:13p, 9/1/14
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11:42p, 9/1/14
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Found this last week near the TX-NM border close to Jal, NM.

http://www.imgur.com/gallery/Bruj7lS

For reference it's smaller than my Aggie ring.


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12:54a, 9/2/14
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11:07a, 9/2/14
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That is freaky AND cool! Next time, put your ring down beside it for a photo.
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12:14p, 9/2/14
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I'll take another one. I confiscated the skull for scientific purposes.
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12:04p, 5/14/15
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Caught one in the RGV this morning!
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In reply to rather be fishing • 1:42p, 5/14/15
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It'll be interesting to see how their numbers react to the fire ant decline due to the drought and the influx of the hair crazy ants.
I think that the horny toads live on the large red and black ants around here. Of course, if the fire ants kill them off, then the horny toads won't fare very well.
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2:23p, 5/14/15
They were everywhere in Amarillo when I was a kid. I at one time had 20 or so that I kept in my backyard. There not too common these days.
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In reply to Citizen Reign • 3:24p, 5/14/15
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They were everywhere in Amarillo when I was a kid. I at one time had 20 or so that I kept in my backyard. There not too common these days.
I probably mentioned earlier on the thread that I spotted about 15-20 on a 160 acre field last year, so roughly one every 10 acres that I spotted from a tractor seat. This is in SW Randall County. My guess is that there were many more than that out there. A lot more than I've seen in the past few years. Hoping for a revival.
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In reply to Citizen Reign • 9:28p, 5/14/15
nvm
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10:27p, 5/14/15
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We see quite a few on our lease in Hemphill County.
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11:36a, 5/15/15
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Motley County, Texas
[img]https://www.flickr.com/photos/133300777@N06/17497293480/in/datetaken/[/img]
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9:30a, 6/8/15
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Hobson, TX
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Found on a walk in Midland, TX.

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10:12a, 7/28/15
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I haven't seen a horny toad in years. I remember catching them when I lived in the panhandle. I once caught a baby one during recess at school during 1st grade.
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10:24a, 7/28/15
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Found this little guy last year during dove season. Dawson County...Sparenberg area.



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3:07p, 7/28/15
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I saw more than I have seen in years in Sterling Co. Must be the wetter, better weather.

Here is a camoed horn toad.

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