“When I was a kid, I lived with my grandmother near Wylie, Texas. I’d catch horny toads and put them in my pillow case so I could play with them after my nap. They were always gone when I woke up. I am a horny toad fan and it’s sad to think of their numbers depleting.
We live in central AZ. Our min-pin had a stand-off with a horny toad. I videoed the encounter until the dog got too crazy. The horny toad was relocated to a safer corner of the yard. A couple of months later, there were a bunch of baby horny toads running around the yard.
We also have video of a couple of horny toads having sex, but I don’t want to embarrass anybody by posting it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlJjBn11o-g";
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Thanks for the vid! That’s SO cute!
I didn’t know they would stand up to an animal like that!
Ariz lizards must be tougher than our Tx lizards.
I’ve NEVER seen one do that. They usually high tail it out of there when something approaches them.
Your Lizard look different, too.
Does it have those big horns on its head?
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We apparently have Round-Tailed Horned Toads. The red one is the male. The funny thing, in watching the horny toads...um......do it, the female was the aggressor. She didn't care that we were filming their activities. The male is obviously blushing. ;-) They have an endless supply of food around here.