I think horned lizards are some of the coolest lizards in North America. We have several species around here, this particular one is found in higher elevations - I was at 8250' when I found her, and I've documented them at 12500' before. Never to be kept as pets, purely to enjoy in the wild.
Omg such a stunning little one I didn't even know these were available in the hobby! I saw a docu on them once was a desert one, said they could draw water up their scales to hydrate themselves, amazing little lizards. I hope to see lots of pics on this one
Do we have a name n are we a girl or boy?
Edit nm just realised you found her outside can you tell its 7am here
Omg such a stunning little one I didn't even know these were available in the hobby! I saw a docu on them once was a desert one, said they could draw water up their scales to hydrate themselves, amazing little lizards. I hope to see lots of pics on this one
Do we have a name n are we a girl or boy?
Edit nm just realised you found her outside can you tell its 7am here
Horned lizards should really never be kept as pets - even zoos have trouble keeping them successfully. Their diet is almost exclusively ants, so feeding them is a big problem, and even if you can provide ants, they still rarely eat. Even picking them up in the wild and releasing them away from their home range can cause them to perish as they have trouble finding new food sources. Always release exactly where they were found!
Horned lizards should really never be kept as pets - even zoos have trouble keeping them successfully. Their diet is almost exclusively ants, so feeding them is a big problem, and even if you can provide ants, they still rarely eat. Even picking them up in the wild and releasing them away from their home range can cause them to perish as they have trouble finding new food sources. Always release exactly where they were found!
That's so sad
Yes always , the rehabers I watch stress all the time it's important to release any animal back where you found it or as close as you can get if habitat has been destroyed. Super important even in mammals.
Yeah, we have those in NM, too, but in the very southern part of the state, at lower elevations. There are 7 or 8 species of Phrynosoma found in NM, and I think they're all awesome!
I often find them on top of our local mountains (Sandia Crest & Sandia Peak - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_Crest) which are 10700' (3255 m) ASL, and I've found them on Wheeler Peak in northern NM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Peak_(New_Mexico)), which is 13160' (4013 m) ASL - although I've not found them at the very top of Wheeler Peak. The southern end of the Rocky Mountains in the US are in a high desert, so the snow caps melt each spring and reform in the winter. Generally speaking, anything above 4000 m ASL will have at least some snow year round, but only in the shadows (north and east facing slopes), but there aren't that many peaks that high this far south.
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