What does a horned toad eat?
The lucky fellow who lives in Arizona can walk out into the sunny desert and find a horned toad for himself. People who live in most other parts of the Country may purchase one in a pet store. In any case, the little charmer soon becomes a tame, friendly pet. We all know, of course, that the horned toad is not really a toad at all. The true toad is an amphibian, and our flat, spiky horned toad is not an amphibian. He is a reptile and a lizard. Prissy peop1e sometimes refer to him as the horned lizard. He belongs to the Iguanidae family of lizards. Most of these 700 iguanids are natives of the New World. In fact, most of our native lizards are members of this family. All the iguanids have hands with five clawed fingers and feet with five clawed toes. They can dig themselves burrows or climb trees and bushes. Some live in woods and forests, some prefer grasslands or bushy hillsides and some live by the sea. The horned toad enjoys life on our arid and semiarid deserts and prairies. He is
