With its cryptic coloration and flat body, the flat-tailed horned lizard is capable of disappearing on the desert floor. When a predator threatens, the lizard may run a short distance and then stop ...

Also known as the Saharan horned viper or African desert horned viper, the carnivorous species' diet consists primarily of small rodents and lizards, which it ambushes from hiding spots beneath ...

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...