36. Chuckwalla and Horned Toad Lizard

Weird Animal Facts: Explicit

July is the start of America's month! With the fourth of July taking place in...July, I thought it was only best to take the entire month of July to celebrate some of America's toughest animals. And where did all tough American's go? To the Wild West! That's right all of July we will be looking at the animals of America's wild west!
This first Weird Wild West Animal Facts episode honors two lizards: the chuckwalla and horned toad lizard. The chuckwalla, who is more of an air cushion, is not only a great survivor but when it doesn't survive it has proved to be a great meal! As for the horned toad lizard (who is not a toad, nor amphibian, but in fact a lizard) is a lizard... covered in spikes! And has one of the weirdest survival techniques in the animal world: bloody squirt-gun eye balls.
And don't worry, even though I hate the Scientific Names are Hard segment, I still included it:
Chuckwalla: Sauromalus ater
Texas horned lizard: Phrynosoma cornutum
Desert horned lizard: Phrynosoma platyrhinos
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