As a kid we called these guys “horny toads”. They look like something that should be roaming with the Dinosaurs! This Flat-tail Horned Lizard was in Coyote Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
This was captured with a Canon 5D III, 70-200 f/2.8 lens with a 2x converter at ISO 200, f/5.6 and 2,000 of a second shutter speed.
I spotted him on my way to a mountain bike ride. Fortunately it rain across the trail or I don’t think I would have ever spotted it. Look at how well it blends into the desert.
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As I said on FB, that is a cool find. Hope you find and post some more cool herps. I think that Montezuma grade is supposed to be good for chuckwallas. I have rarely been there in the warm months but did see one the one time I went looking. Coyote canyon is supposed to be good for desert iguanas. Getting close to either can be tough!
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Hi Milo,
Thanks!
I missed this response, but did spend most of my time looking around in Coyote Canyon. It was fun to be there for some warm weather, but I have a lot to learn about herps! Didn’t get anything work posting.