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Also
known as horned lizards, they inhabit western North America
from British Columbia southward to Guatemala and from Arkansas and
Kansas westward to the Pacific coast. The usual habitat is desert or
semidesert sandy country. Horned
toads conceal themselves
by colour-pattern change and by wriggling sideways into the sand until
the entire body, except the head, is covered. They are food
specialists, eating mainly ants.
Defense
mechanisms include the ability to inflate the body quickly by gulping
air, and (rarely) spurting blood from the eyes. They are often kept as
pets but seldom live long in captivity.
"horned
toad." Encyclopędia
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