There Be Dragons by CavalierLady

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 01, 2015

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Description

The Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is a small lizard that lives in semi arid areas of (mostly) southern states. I haven't seen one since I was a kid in Colorado. The Horny Toad - as we call them, is easily small enough to fit in the palm of my hand. It is the state reptile of Texas. It is in decline, considered endangered and protected by law. It was already dusk as I was driving home, so had to use flash on this. Worth a zoom to see the scales and horns! Thanks very much for looking and thanks for your recent comments.

Comments (17)

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kgb224

9:08AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

First time for me to see this as well Maria. Thank you for taking a picture of this beautiful rare creature and sharing it. God bless.

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helanker

9:30AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

WOW! It is so completed for such a little creature. Perfect little thing and a perfevt shot too.

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Juliette.Gribnau

9:57AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

a mini Jurassic park !

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bodo_56

10:10AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

What a cute little guy! It looks so grim and threatening, though as far as i know it's absolutely harmless. A wonderful find!

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miwi

10:19AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Beautiful shot,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

10:50AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

A real cutie!

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DennisReed

11:23AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

great leapping horny toads! :)

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

11:51AM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Looks like evolution skipped a beat and shrunk a dino :) Great shooting Tex.

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pat40

12:04PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Superb capture

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jayfar

1:02PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

This is a super zoom and what lovely skin textures this beauty has. Excellent shot Maria.

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MrsRatbag

1:04PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Wow, what a cool little guy; his expression reminds me of a man I worked for decades ago. Wonderful shot!

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T.Rex

1:15PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Beautiful photo. Nice he didn't get scared and run off. They can run quite fast. They can also bite. My brother and I saw several on Twin Peaks, San Francisco, back in the 1960s, though they were mostly a light yellow color. I wonder how intelligent they are. Some exotic pet stores sell them as pets. The last time I saw one was in such a store 20 years ago in the town I now live in in southern Sweden. It went out of business - Swedes don't really understand these animals and their needs. I've often wondered what happened to the poor creatures. Thanks for posting this. I'll print it and hang on my wall at work along with other North American critters I have there. Keep up the good work! :-)

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danapommet

7:35PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Amazing textures and patterns Maria. Almost prehistoric and a phenomenal road side photo!

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irisinthespring

7:53PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Boy, awesome find, and Marvelous capture...:)))

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goodoleboy

10:49PM | Wed, 01 July 2015

Cute little guy. Stellar flash shot of this blast from the past, Maria, a reptile having evolved from its distant dinosaur ancestors. Too bad they are on the endangered list.

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