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One of 13 North American species
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Aka ... Horned toad Horny toad Horned frog
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Horns ... modified spiney scales
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Texas Status ... Threatened
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Can squirt a stream of blood from the corners of the eyes up to 5 feet
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pair of long hornlike spines on the top of the head
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has two rows of light colored fringy spines on the side of its body
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colored in shades of brown, yellowish, reddish, greyish tan, sometimes mostly greys
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back marked with dark spots
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Single pair of occipital spines
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Two rows of lateral abdominal fringe scales
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Enlarged modified dorsal scales with 4 distinct keels
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Single row of enlarged gular scales
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Keeled non-mucronate ventral scales
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Dark lines radiate from eye
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dark spots have light rear margins
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