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Definition of Horned toad
1. Noun. Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America.
Generic synonyms: Iguanid, Iguanid Lizard
Group relationships: Genus Phrynosoma, Phrynosoma
Specialized synonyms: Phrynosoma Cornutum, Texas Horned Lizard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horned Toad
Literary usage of Horned toad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"To all intents and purposes the horned toad was as dead as Rameses I. But what
mattered that, argued the judge, if the horned toad was still alive in the ..."
2. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"REGAL HORNED "TOAD," P. regale. Two large, central head spines, ... Thus far, in
this chapter, the writer has used freely the name "horned toad," but he ..."
3. The Golden State: A History of the Region West of the Rocky Mountains by Rolander Guy McClellan (1872)
"... Zoology—Relics of antiquity—Animals—Birds—Fishes—Bull and bear
fights—Reptiles—Bees—horned toad—Whales. CALIFORNIA in her zoological department
exhibits ..."
4. Schat-chen: History, Traditions and Narratives of the Queres Indians of by John Malcolm Gunn (1917)
"... THE COYOTE AND THE horned toad On the sunny side of a big, standing, sandstone
rock sat a horn toad, duh-bin-ish-ki, singing a song. ..."
5. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"Blainville's horned toad is an inhabitant of the coastal slopes of San Diego,
... CALIFORNIA horned toad. Phrynosoma frontalis, VAN D., Proc. Calif. Acad. ..."
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